Help - Case wiring nightmare

Redstone · Feb 3, 2003, 11:11 PM

No matter what I do, the inside of case evntually reverts back to a wiring mess. I did a search and came up empty. Are there any How to: guides on case wiring and IDE cable management? I see cases in the forums with what looks like neatly arranged wires/IDE ribbons and I need some tips. Please don’t tell me the secret is to cram all the wires over into the hidden side of the hardrive cage. There has to be a better way.

digitalwanderer · Feb 3, 2003, 11:31 PM

Wire-wraps, them little nylon tie-tie thingies, work WONDERS at making it all neat. Personally my secret is to jam them all in an empty bay and to hide the rest on the side of the hard-drive cage.

ToshiroOC · Feb 3, 2003, 11:34 PM

Cable ties are your god, Redstone

They can be found damn near anywhere, and they are really really cheap and good for keeping wires together

Redstone · Feb 3, 2003, 11:53 PM

I do the cable ties and the empty bay stuffing now. I am just really bad at it. You see cases with neatly folded ribbons and wires that seem to disappear and I am thinking how the hell did they do that? Maybe I am just case wiring illiterate. I need help!

fornicatarachnid · Feb 4, 2003, 01:25 AM

Get rid of the ribbon IDE cables and get some round ones. They are a breeze to fit and

look 100 % neater

Feb 3, 2003, 11:11 PM	#1
Redstone CEO Vandelay Industries Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Left Coast Posts: 176 Rep Power: 0	Help - Case wiring nightmare No matter what I do, the inside of case evntually reverts back to a wiring mess. I did a search and came up empty. Are there any How to: guides on case wiring and IDE cable management? I see cases in the forums with what looks like neatly arranged wires/IDE ribbons and I need some tips. Please don’t tell me the secret is to cram all the wires over into the hidden side of the hardrive cage. There has to be a better way. __________________ [COLOR=#66ccff]Intel [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]PIV - 3.0e @ [COLOR=darkorange]3.39[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=yellowgreen][COLOR=sienna]Cooled by[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]SWIftech [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]MCX4000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Asus[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99] [COLOR=sienna]P4P800 SE[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]Powered by[/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff] Antec [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]TruePower 430[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Kingston [/COLOR][COLOR=yellowgreen][COLOR=sienna]Hyperx 4x512MB - PC3200 - 2.5-3-3-8 @ 1:1 timings [/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]ATI [/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99][COLOR=sienna]Radeon X1950 Pro AGP - Omega Drivers 3.8.421 (Cat 7.10) displayed on a [/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]Samsung[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99] [COLOR=sienna]930B LCD[/COLOR] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Creative [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]Sound Blaster Audigy 4[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Win[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99][COLOR=sienna]XP Home stored on a[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]Western Digital[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99] [COLOR=sienna]1200GB Sata with a[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]Seagate[/COLOR] [COLOR=sienna]10GB Barracuda IV Slave[/COLOR]

Feb 3, 2003, 11:31 PM	#2
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	Wire-wraps Wire-wraps, them little nylon tie-tie thingies, work WONDERS at making it all neat. Personally my secret is to jam them all in an empty bay and to hide the rest on the side of the hard-drive cage. __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Feb 3, 2003, 11:34 PM	#3
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Cable ties are your god, Redstone They can be found damn near anywhere, and they are really really cheap and good for keeping wires together __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Feb 3, 2003, 11:53 PM	Thread Starter #4
Redstone CEO Vandelay Industries Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Left Coast Posts: 176 Rep Power: 0	I do the cable ties and the empty bay stuffing now. I am just really bad at it. You see cases with neatly folded ribbons and wires that seem to disappear and I am thinking how the hell did they do that? Maybe I am just case wiring illiterate. I need help! __________________ [COLOR=#66ccff]Intel [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]PIV - 3.0e @ [COLOR=darkorange]3.39[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=yellowgreen][COLOR=sienna]Cooled by[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]SWIftech [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]MCX4000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Asus[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99] [COLOR=sienna]P4P800 SE[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]Powered by[/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff] Antec [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]TruePower 430[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Kingston [/COLOR][COLOR=yellowgreen][COLOR=sienna]Hyperx 4x512MB - PC3200 - 2.5-3-3-8 @ 1:1 timings [/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]ATI [/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99][COLOR=sienna]Radeon X1950 Pro AGP - Omega Drivers 3.8.421 (Cat 7.10) displayed on a [/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]Samsung[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99] [COLOR=sienna]930B LCD[/COLOR] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Creative [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]Sound Blaster Audigy 4[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Win[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99][COLOR=sienna]XP Home stored on a[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]Western Digital[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99] [COLOR=sienna]1200GB Sata with a[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]Seagate[/COLOR] [COLOR=sienna]10GB Barracuda IV Slave[/COLOR]

Feb 4, 2003, 01:25 AM	#5
fornicatarachnid Clanless Join Date: May 2002 Location: On the web, England UK Posts: 714 Rep Power: 0	Get rid of the ribbon IDE cables and get some round ones. They are a breeze to fit and look 100 % neater