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Since this is my first mod for this site I decided
to do something a little easier then some other
mods I have done in the past. I will be increasing
the difficulty in later mods so for all you
mod experts out there hold on tight cause I’ll
be doing some crazy stuff later.
WARNING:
VelocityReviews.com is NOT responsible for any damages
inflicted upon yourself and/or your equipment!!
Please take care when attempting this modification.
Supplies:
Floppy
and IDE cables
Exacto Knife
Very Sharp razor blades
Electrical tape (they come in various colors)
***Notice:
You can get all of these supplies at your local
hardware store for about 5 bucks except the
IDE and Floppy cables, take them out of your
case.***
In
the first step I took the IDE cable and then
by using my vast mathematical abilities I was
able to calculate about every ten wires would
be a good place to set your razor to start the
cut. (For floppy cables I used 8 spaces instead
of ten due to them being smaller in width.)
Press firmly to cut through the cable sheathing.
Make a cut along the cable parallel to the wires
about an inch long. (The longer the cut the
more of a chance to cut the wire so be careful.)
***Warning: The wires are very close
to each other, be careful not to cut the wire
it might be ok to barely scrape the wire with
the blade, but DON’T CUT THE CABLE. (Remember
to cut up the road and not across the street.)***
After
you have made the cut, make sure you have enough
room to pull the two sections apart. All the
way to the ends, to the IDE/FDD connectors,
be careful not to rip the wire or else there
is no repairing it.
After
you have pulled the wire all the way to the
IDE/FDD connectors, you should have one separate
section that is smaller than the main cable
like in the photo above.
Continue to do this with the whole cable.
***No
these are not all the same cables.***
After
you have done all the cutting and tearing you
should have 8 strips for one IDE cable and 4
strips for a floppy cable.
Now
overlap the sections of the cables into one
nice neat package.
Now
in the middle of the IDE cable start wraping
the cable together with the electrical tape.
Other people may wrap it in different ways,
because everybody has different tastes, you
have to try out what you like.
Isn't
it nice to see the cable at maximum efficiency
Final Result
PROS:
Better
airflow
customizable
less than 15 bucks you would have to spend on
an online store
CONS:
Cables
become stiff.
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