Please Help Me Hide My Ide Cables!
I didnt kno where 2 post this so...yeh. Like the title says thats the #1 thing i want to take care of for now. Before i sleeve my PSU's cables and stuff I gotta take care of those nasty IDE Cables. Is it possible 2 sleeve them? Is there any good hiding tricks or anything that u guyz could help me with? And also 1 last thing where can i purchase "Split Loom" and those "Braided Cable Sleeve Things" I really want some. Thanks.
Lots of stores carry mesh sleeving and split loom. Not sure where you are but most likely an online store near you has it. Some local stores are starting to carry it these days but just like the vantec kits and such. My personal preference is mesh but it is a bit harder to do then split loom and split loom is a good starting point even though I dont not like the stuff.
As for an ide cable if you are careful you can round them if you like. Just cut with an xacto blade between the lines everey so many bumps(wires) on the cable and then wrap them up. I have personally done it with electrical tape but that was back in the day when there was no round cables which is something you could purchase instead. Either that or you could orgami them around to be hidden a bit.
This is one with teh psu and ide vables all rounded with electrical tape lol.
Mesh makes the world go around!!!!
So in that pic whomevers it is just wrapped the ide and psu cables in colored electrical tape?
lol
Thats my old server from like 5 years ago lol. Like i stated I cut sections into the ribbon cable so they where in strips and then wrapped with tape. back then mesh or split loom was around but not that common and this was an easy way to do it with electrical tape.
here is a guide that explains it more since I did not have a digital camera back in those days.
Hope that helps.
Mesh makes the world go around!!!!
Wait so basically i take the xacto knife and cut inbetween each wire on the IDE cables then just wrap them up in the colored elec. tape right? that seems a little risky man...
use a safety pin. Less chance of cutting the wires.
Honestly, though... You might be better off to just buy a new set of rounded cables.
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LOL... I didnt know I can just buy like normal rounded ones instead of these IDE's! Thats way easier man...Where can i get them? Send me link please. Oh and thanks whisp for the help man, I love you...LOL!
Last edited by Conspiracy; 04-06-2005 at 11:19 AM.
I live in Canada, and use www.adpmods.com, but ehre are many places t buy them from. If you need them now, go to your local computer store.
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When computers collide, Bob is born
And remember, boys and girls, it's better to say nothing, if that's what you know.
Local store should have them these days.
Mesh makes the world go around!!!!
taping it together is a lot cheaper and more fun to doit is not risky at all, ive made a couple round cables too. what you need to do is just cut between every 5 wires or so, then just pull them apart.
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