[NTLUG:Discuss] Round IDE Cables

Kelledin kelledin+NTLUG at skarpsey.dyndns.org
Sat Mar 29 11:39:04 CST 2003


On Saturday 29 March 2003 10:35 am, Kenneth Loafman wrote:
> OK, finally putting together a new system.  Anyone have
> experience with round IDE cables?
>
>  From a cooling and general handling standpoint, these seem to
> be very desirable.  Just want to know about gotcha's
> beforehand.

Only gotcha I know...make sure the rounded part of the cable has 
a sheath (most do).  If it doesn't have a sheath, then you've 
typically got a loose spaghetti-mess of delicate wires that will 
snag on practically anything.

-- 
Kelledin
"If a server crashes in a server farm and no one pings it, does 
it still cost four figures to fix?"




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