How to make IDE Cables more "Air Flow" friendly

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club_pranay

Nokia 7110 to iPhone 5
ok, for this, the items required are..
1. a Knife/ Blade having a sharp tip, sharp edge and a blunt edge
2. two IDE Cables (other than one installed, incase things gets messed up)
3. tape- the one used to tie the wires and cables

step1> using the knife/blade make shreads of the IDE cable. Make sure that the insulation is not damaged.
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step2> now group together the shreaded parts together and tie them with the wire.
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step3> install it.. see the difference.
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Caution:
1. take care while cutting, my friend used a surgical blade and had to go to the doctor for patch work for his fingers
2. if u damage the insulations and they get short or get in contace with the cabinet, your MOBO, HDD may get damaged.
 

theraven

Technomancer
what you've made is called "COBRA" cables
for perfectionists u can separate EACH wire like i've done
instead of tying it up u can sheath it .. or u can use insulating tape along its length !
take above mentioned precautions ... and yes. . it does work for better airflow
nice work club_pranay
 
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club_pranay

club_pranay

Nokia 7110 to iPhone 5
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now the cabinet is quite airy.
 

mohit

The Hardware Labs
nice tut ... i think i wasted money buying cobra cables from coolermaster. they are almost the same stuff.
 

theraven

Technomancer
they are ..
cobra cables in the market do give 10% performance boost which most of us wont notice anyways ;)
so DIY cobra cables RULE
 
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