"round" IDE cables

[podious]

Besides making the inside of your system cleaner looking, what is the point of those "round" IDE cables?

-podious

 

[mesonw]

Better airflow.

 

[CraigRT]

better airflow, good looks!

i find they're a bit easier to work with too..

 

[Jittos]

they make my case less clutering, much easier to work with.

 

[Dengar]

To add to Podious's question....where is a good place to get them?

 

[Zeppo]

http://www.plycon.com/

 

[CraigRT]

depends on where you are from... I got mine from Bigfoot computers because it's in CANADA.

I found their prices comparatively cheaper than US stores actually.

I almost bought them from CRAZYPC but they were more money after figuring out the exchange rate..
there are QUITE A FEW places you can buy these things... just look around and find a store with a good price

don't forget to checkout resellerratings.com to find out the rep. of the store.

Yield

 

[wluk]

diy....it is very easy.

 

[tornadobox]

i made my own...used colored electrical tape (plastic type), folded the IDE cable down the center, then folded each half backwards, to make a W shape. Then just tape the W closed, and you have your cables! I guess they're not exactly ROUNDED, but they work great.

go HERE if you want to see what mine look like inside my case.

 

[ST4RCUTTER]

You can round them with an exacto knife and zip ties as well. Just make a small cut 1/2" or so and pull it as far as you want. Keep the ATA 66/100 in pairs cause they're so small and one is a ground wire and should be in close proximity to the data wire.

 

[ubersam]

Try using the tip of safety pin (or any pin) to score the groove between the wires. I find this safer than using a razor blade or x-acto knife, no chance of accidentally cutting a wire. You can try to pull apart every wire or for a 40 wire cable -every 5 wires, or every 10 wires for an 80 wire cable. Tape up the loose wires or stick 'em in a split tube loom.

 

[FinalLastz]

diy ..
because those round cables are not cheap.
um
i've never done this.
hope i dont mess it up

 

[Whitedog]

Round cables = signal crosstalk = corrupt data = reformat HD.

If you don't believe me. Well, I don't care. It's YOUR data!

ATA66 and 100 (and 133 I assume) by design are "flat" cables with a ground between each signal wire. ATA66+ will not work properly with any other cable. (sure, the drive will work)

Don't worry, I've caught much flame for saying it... but Ribbon cables were disigned flat for a reason. and it isn't "low disign cost either"

.02

Round cables = FAD

 

[Whitedog]

Oh, and BTW, the Expensive round cables you find on the web... those are just some people that are taking advantage of you people who "think" round cables are "cool"

 

[narzy]

whitedog, round cables are cool, they keep my machine a good 5*C cooler... and no data curruption..

 

[Daemon_UK]

rounded cables are so cool

They made my case really neet.

Time will tell, if I suffer from corruption.