Computer Mod

Step 3 Adding Wire Sleeves

This is pretty easy but you pretty much buy them (http://www.xpcgear.com/casemodding.html) and plug them in but heres what I found that really helped.

I first unpluged everything from the mother board except the CPU fan (that is assuming you can put everything back together). I only had 4 feet so I was limited to my choice of cables, I picked my 4 pin connector, LED/speaker wires, and another unknown cable (I just know where its goes not what it does). Anyway you just slide one end of the sleeve over your cable untill you have reached the desired legnth (mine was as far as it could go) then cut the sleeve off at the end of your cable. Add cable ties to prevent the sleeve from fraying and you're done, pretty simple.

Comments

[equinox55]

You can also use about an inch of heat shrink on the ends to prevent fraying and it looks less tackey

[shtihl]

you can use a hot knife (a putty or butter knife heated with a torch will do) to melt the end of the sleeve after it has been cut. this makes it easier to use the heat shrink and gives it something to grab making it more secure

[b4andafter5]

Or you can use electrical tape. It's easier.

[apr1694]

electrical tape gets bad over time and when removed it leaves sticky-ness (also the dust gets through the gaps and sticks there)

[equinox55]

but heat shrink looks nicer