Cable management? - Page 2

**kodi** · 03-31-2009, 09:35 PM

Duct tape is the better option, I tried velcro and found that with the thickness of the tape plus the wires i was not able to get the back on the case. The tape is only there to hold the wires in place till you close the case so it does not have to be extra firm.
I cut the case with a drill and Jigsaw with a metal cutting blade and a Dremel.
I have attached a picture of the Hard drive setup.

Warfare · 04-01-2009, 01:18 PM

Thanks Kodi and derek_jones_36

@kodi
Was there any trouble with cutting the case?(Did you need to cool the blade etc.) I assume that it would void the warranty.

And PS kodi.. That bottom hard drives sata looks loose...

**kodi** · 04-01-2009, 01:54 PM

No problems cutting the case, the metal is fairly thin,didn't need to cool the blades.
The top one is loose also, was concentrating on taking photo and did not notice.
The power cable was cut and the connectors placed back on at the correct distance apart.

derek_jones_36 · 04-01-2009, 07:19 PM

I like the idea of using duct tape but only if the wiring is complely hidden behind the motherboard tray or somewhere they can't be seen. You wouldn't want to use duct tape if you could actually see the wires in the case. The reason I like the velcro is because you can route wires that can't be hidden behind panels. When I first thought of the idea of using the velcro I was routing wires that couldn't be hidden behind anything such as the wires from my fans because they had to be hooked up to my PSU and then to the Motherboard. I had to have them in the open so I need to use the room at the bottom of the case so that whe the job was done the wires were hidden below at the bottom. I also tucked the usb, firewire and cables for the front audio as well using the velcro. It's pretty mich invisible if I were to pull the sticky back from the outer peice because it's black which blends into the case colour. I pretty have the wires as neat as they could possibly be short of getting a bigger case which I mentioned previously would not be possible due to the size of my computer desk.

Jones

04-01-2009, 01:18 PM	#22 (permalink)
Warfare Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 381 OS: Win7 Ultimate 64bit My System	Re: Cable management? Thanks Kodi and derek_jones_36 @kodi Was there any trouble with cutting the case?(Did you need to cool the blade etc.) I assume that it would void the warranty. And PS kodi.. That bottom hard drives sata looks loose... Last edited by Warfare; 04-01-2009 at 01:35 PM.

04-01-2009, 01:54 PM	#23 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,408 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Re: Cable management? No problems cutting the case, the metal is fairly thin,didn't need to cool the blades. The top one is loose also, was concentrating on taking photo and did not notice. The power cable was cut and the connectors placed back on at the correct distance apart. __________________ Brian

04-01-2009, 07:19 PM	#24 (permalink)
derek_jones_36 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 494 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP2 My System	Re: Cable management? I like the idea of using duct tape but only if the wiring is complely hidden behind the motherboard tray or somewhere they can't be seen. You wouldn't want to use duct tape if you could actually see the wires in the case. The reason I like the velcro is because you can route wires that can't be hidden behind panels. When I first thought of the idea of using the velcro I was routing wires that couldn't be hidden behind anything such as the wires from my fans because they had to be hooked up to my PSU and then to the Motherboard. I had to have them in the open so I need to use the room at the bottom of the case so that whe the job was done the wires were hidden below at the bottom. I also tucked the usb, firewire and cables for the front audio as well using the velcro. It's pretty mich invisible if I were to pull the sticky back from the outer peice because it's black which blends into the case colour. I pretty have the wires as neat as they could possibly be short of getting a bigger case which I mentioned previously would not be possible due to the size of my computer desk. Jones __________________ "Look at it this way...If Everyone Lived Forever, where would you Park?"