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organizing the wires and cables inside your computer

organizing the wires and cables inside your computer
Check out the author's website, Neatinformation.com, for lots of projects and other interesting articles.


There are lots of power wires and data cables inside a desktop computer and they can be an incredible mess.

Keeping the wires and cables organized makes it easier to maintain your computer, improves air flow, and reduces the amount of dust which collects inside your computer.

Current mass storage devices (hard drives, optical media, etc.) use SATA cables, a fairly stiff plastic coated cable with several wires embedded inside. SATA cables come with a warning not to fold the cable too tightly or they can be damaged.

 
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Step 1After - a neater setup

after - a neater setup
A very simple way to put your SATA cables in neatly is to wind them like a "pigtail" spring. It also looks pretty neat if you've got a computer with a clear window.

(This isn't an original idea, a friend showed it to me and many others have done it too.)
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2 comments
May 21, 2012. 2:53 PMflargman98 says:
das my computer :D
May 30, 2012. 1:06 PMjmiester says:
looks nice, but what are the specs?

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Writer, engineer, techie. I've been using computers since the original Apple II in 1978 and have always been interested in technical topics. Check out my articles on neatinformation.com. They include...
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