Rounded ATA Cables

Jacobite · 05-28-2001, 06:14 AM

Recently, I have been having problems with rounded cables. Bios could not find hd's or cdr or dvd...whatever. They are premade ones. While responding to another post I became aware that another member was having the same probs. I swapped back to ribbons and voila.....AOK!!.

Anyone else having probs with these cables

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cryogen_abx · 05-28-2001, 06:34 AM

jacobite - i haven't broken down to spend as much as they want on those dam things, i would send em back

however, with a really good sharp razorblade/utility knife i made my own

course, with ATA 100 cables you gotta be REALLY careful, i toasted 3 of em already :eek:
doh
doing the floppy cable weas pretty easy tho, and reg cables are really easy to round..a small cut and you can pull em apart

cryogen

FlippedBit · 05-29-2001, 12:57 AM

Yeah make your own. They are better and cheaper. I had a problem with a purchased rounded cable just like what you are getting. See my post on squaring cables. Also, for 80 wire AT100 ribbon cable, always split into even groups of wires (i.e. never split into more than 40 groups of 2 wires) this will keep the signal and ground wires together so you won't have signal degredation.

http://www.cusl2c.com/vbulletin/show...p?threadid=601

***Ozzie*** · 05-29-2001, 01:20 AM

I just got done doing my own and they're awsome!!

I used spiral cable wrap from radio shack to house them.
This stuff is great - just coil it around and cut it off. It's flexible too.

I can't believe the diffence it made in my case.

S.SubZero · 05-29-2001, 01:54 AM

I use those pre-made machine-rounded cables on the higher-end machines I build, and I haven't had any problems.

-SSZ

bajo · 05-29-2001, 11:56 AM

They're like what... $18+shipp. or so !!!

I could use some order in my large tower, tho...

cryogen_abx · 05-29-2001, 12:16 PM

$18 for you US folk, the major canadian retailer i can find, has em for almost $30+tax+shipping!!!
i refuse to pay that for a cable when i'm this broke, if i were to win a lottery however, hmmmm

cryogen

Vermonter · 05-29-2001, 06:33 PM

Not my idea got it at this site. Fold your cables under your CUSL2 and they are out of the airflow. Get the round ones for looks if you like.

cicada_abx · 05-29-2001, 11:15 PM

Be careful with the premade rounded cables, many of them (especially the early ones) are hand made ones, and are pretty dodgy. Look for machine made ones with a warranty. Yes they cost a lot more.

I really want some of those silver ones to match my silver highly modded case. Donations welcome

Yoda_abx · 05-29-2001, 11:29 PM

Cicada, that is one of the finest lookin' cases I have seen! Have you thought of entering it in one of those case mod contests? It looks much better than the ones I have seen take first place!

cicada_abx · 05-30-2001, 11:43 PM

Thanks.

Nah, I didn't know they had case mod comps

Hard to judge from pics anyway. I'm of the opinion that you have to see a case in real life to get an idea of the quality and finish that was acheived.

The difference between a good paint job and crap one - and the difference between laser cutting and hand cut is ZERO when it gets down to 72 dpi jpg files

josephclemente · 06-02-2001, 07:39 AM

You may have seen my post in the arstechnica Case & Cooling forum before:

I round my own cables using expandable sleeving and heat shrink tubing, just like what Enermax does with their power supplies. No cutting is needed, I just fold the cable into a "W". Notice even the LiveDrive2 cable is rounded as well.

Prerounded cables always have the middle, drive-to-drive portion rounded. This creates an excess portion of rounded cable dangling behind your drives. For a stealth look, I keep this portion FLAT and flush to the back of the drives. This keeps my 120mm Panaflo blowhole (pictured) happy.

TeeDeck · 06-02-2001, 09:45 AM

Cicada...What make and model is that case? i'm drooling up here, i's got to know!!!

DeMenAce · 06-02-2001, 09:22 PM

hey Jaco,

Yes, I fell for the promise of nicer loking rounded factory made cables. I found some for 15.99 US in a city near here and they were ugly beige. So, I painted them balck to match my new server case and they didn't even work!! I "squared" my Asus cables and wrapped them in spiral covering way back in July/Aug last year. So, after several trys and failures, I reintroduced them to my MB and VIOLA! I had to work real hard to get them to look normal so I could return them! I say stick to what you know works!!

05-28-2001, 06:14 AM	#1
Jacobite Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Newfoundland Posts: 301	Rounded ATA Cables Recently, I have been having problems with rounded cables. Bios could not find hd's or cdr or dvd...whatever. They are premade ones. While responding to another post I became aware that another member was having the same probs. I swapped back to ribbons and voila.....AOK!!. Anyone else having probs with these cables __________________ Jacobite Vista Ultimate x64 Antec Twelve Hundred ASUS Rampage II Extreme Rev 2.xx Intel Core i7 965 (Bloomfield) 3.2GHz Western Digital Velociraptor Seagate Barracuda 1T Corsair Dominator 12 gigs triple 1600 ASUS GTX295 Corsair HX1000W
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05-28-2001, 06:34 AM	#2
cryogen_abx Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Halifax N.S Canada Posts: 1,350	jacobite - i haven't broken down to spend as much as they want on those dam things, i would send em back however, with a really good sharp razorblade/utility knife i made my own course, with ATA 100 cables you gotta be REALLY careful, i toasted 3 of em already :eek: doh doing the floppy cable weas pretty easy tho, and reg cables are really easy to round..a small cut and you can pull em apart cryogen __________________ umm nope
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05-29-2001, 12:57 AM	#3
FlippedBit a.k.a. CRC Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 739	Yeah make your own. They are better and cheaper. I had a problem with a purchased rounded cable just like what you are getting. See my post on squaring cables. Also, for 80 wire AT100 ribbon cable, always split into even groups of wires (i.e. never split into more than 40 groups of 2 wires) this will keep the signal and ground wires together so you won't have signal degredation. http://www.cusl2c.com/vbulletin/show...p?threadid=601 __________________ Go Solar
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05-29-2001, 01:20 AM	#4
*Ozzie* CRS Designee Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Apple Valley, MN Posts: 10,509	I just got done doing my own and they're awsome!! I used spiral cable wrap from radio shack to house them. This stuff is great - just coil it around and cut it off. It's flexible too. I can't believe the diffence it made in my case. __________________ Have you supported your forum today? Change is the only constant in life
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05-29-2001, 01:54 AM	#5
S.SubZero Vista x64 User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: California Posts: 1,277	I use those pre-made machine-rounded cables on the higher-end machines I build, and I haven't had any problems. -SSZ
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05-29-2001, 11:56 AM	#6
bajo C1eaner Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: TX, USA Posts: 17,274	Expensive..! They're like what... $18+shipp. or so !!! I could use some order in my large tower, tho... __________________ USA "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them." Duke (The Shootist) Gigabyte_AGP_LGA775, PentiumD960_dual core 3.6GHz, SapphireHD3850_AGP512MB_DDR2, WD RaptorX 150GB SATA_clearTop_16MB + Seagate 1TB SATA_32MB, CorsairDominator 2GB 8500_1066MHz, Dell 24" 2408WFP *AGP +DVIx2 +HDMI +DisplayPort +USB2x4, XPproSP3 Inspiron9400 17"uxga CentrinoC2duoT7600_2.39GHz_685MHz 4GB Micron6400@800_675_400MHz GeForceGo7900GSMobileForce_M6Enhanced_256MB 2x500GbSATA_7200rpm_16MBcache Vista hp, VistaP6002_SP2
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05-29-2001, 12:16 PM	#7
cryogen_abx Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Halifax N.S Canada Posts: 1,350	$18 for you US folk, the major canadian retailer i can find, has em for almost $30+tax+shipping!!! i refuse to pay that for a cable when i'm this broke, if i were to win a lottery however, hmmmm cryogen __________________ umm nope
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05-29-2001, 06:33 PM	#8
Vermonter Do what ya wanta Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Vermont Posts: 232	Not my idea got it at this site. Fold your cables under your CUSL2 and they are out of the airflow. Get the round ones for looks if you like.
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05-29-2001, 11:15 PM	#9
cicada_abx Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Darwin, Australia Posts: 23	Be careful with the premade rounded cables, many of them (especially the early ones) are hand made ones, and are pretty dodgy. Look for machine made ones with a warranty. Yes they cost a lot more. I really want some of those silver ones to match my silver highly modded case. Donations welcome __________________ Power attracts the corruptible......absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible.
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05-29-2001, 11:29 PM	#10
Yoda_abx MODERATOR Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: United States of America Posts: 4,183	Cicada, that is one of the finest lookin' cases I have seen! Have you thought of entering it in one of those case mod contests? It looks much better than the ones I have seen take first place! __________________ Sincerely, Yoda AKA: Usa_re8e1 (when gaming) Show your support for this site by visting our advertisers...
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05-30-2001, 11:43 PM	#11
cicada_abx Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Darwin, Australia Posts: 23	Thanks. Nah, I didn't know they had case mod comps Hard to judge from pics anyway. I'm of the opinion that you have to see a case in real life to get an idea of the quality and finish that was acheived. The difference between a good paint job and crap one - and the difference between laser cutting and hand cut is ZERO when it gets down to 72 dpi jpg files __________________ Power attracts the corruptible......absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible.
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06-02-2001, 07:39 AM	#12
josephclemente Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 9	This is why I round my own cables You may have seen my post in the arstechnica Case & Cooling forum before: I round my own cables using expandable sleeving and heat shrink tubing, just like what Enermax does with their power supplies. No cutting is needed, I just fold the cable into a "W". Notice even the LiveDrive2 cable is rounded as well. Prerounded cables always have the middle, drive-to-drive portion rounded. This creates an excess portion of rounded cable dangling behind your drives. For a stealth look, I keep this portion FLAT and flush to the back of the drives. This keeps my 120mm Panaflo blowhole (pictured) happy.
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06-02-2001, 09:45 AM	#13
TeeDeck Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Collingwood, Ontario Posts: 817	Cicada...What make and model is that case? i'm drooling up here, i's got to know!!! __________________ "If the government hasn't taxed it, licensed it, or regulated it, it probably isn't worth much" Murphy's Laws on Justice
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06-02-2001, 09:22 PM	#14
DeMenAce GOD is LOVE Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 21,978	hey Jaco, Yes, I fell for the promise of nicer loking rounded factory made cables. I found some for 15.99 US in a city near here and they were ugly beige. So, I painted them balck to match my new server case and they didn't even work!! I "squared" my Asus cables and wrapped them in spiral covering way back in July/Aug last year. So, after several trys and failures, I reintroduced them to my MB and VIOLA! I had to work real hard to get them to look normal so I could return them! I say stick to what you know works!! __________________
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