Oh, OK. I've got some wire ties! (Or whatever anyone calls them ;) Cool! Now, the only thing that will make this a little less than neat is all the molex, 4-pin, 3-pin, 2-pin, and pin-pin connectors. I've been told you can cut some of the unused pin connectors off if you don't use them. Is that something I should be doing? If so, any suggestions on cutting them? Thanks for all the replies! And also, thanks for the tip on electrical tape. I won't use it. -Mike
On Sep 16, 11:44 pm, "Wallace Adrian D'Alessio" <fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 1:21 AM, Michael G.M. > <michaelgm717...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > I have a PowerMac G4 (DA) that I've upgraded to an 800 MHz PowerLogix. > > The CPU upgrade has a wire with an adapter that I've attached and it > > works fine. Also, I've replaced the intake 120mm fan, it has long > > wires. Yet one more, I've added a PCI slot fan (Which I will probably > > remove) and it has a long wire on it also. > > > Anyway, I need to find a way to organize all these wires as it's > > gotten to be somewhat of a messy nest of wires. I've got some > > electrical tape I could use, but I don't know where to begin or if > > it's what I should be using for this organizing of wires. I don't have > > the most experience with the wires and organizing them. > > > Any tips or suggestions, please? > > > _____________________________________ > > There are hardware hacker sites you can look at to see how others treat > wiring. Sometimes ribbon cables are separated and the put into a round tube > in order to get better airflow over a wide ribbon which can block free air > in a tight case. There are company's which specialize in computer wiring > products. many of these products work on macs as well. > > As others have pointed out a trip to a source for wire ties is a start. A > good pair of side cutters and a pair of end cutters can get in close to trim > the excess tie material. Eliminate, somehow the sharp edges on the cut ends > though. They can be nasty when you go back to work on something. I hate > bleeding on the motherboard. > > CPU magazine is very fair and open to Mac users. You can use their online > site or buy the magazine ( or find it in a library) to get ideas also. > > I have seen customized PowerBooks on website but why few hardware hacked Mac > desktops are seen I can only guess. I know just saying this will invite a > lot of responses which will call hardware hacking of any kind on a Mac > sacrilege, however I say why not make a very cool machine even cooler? Mild > or wild, Macs make a good start for a customized high performance expression > of the user's personality. If it's your's and not the finance companies and > you have the ideas and the will, then why not? > > -- > Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer > > fluxstrin...@gmail.comhttp://www.facebook.com/FluxStringerhttp://flux-influx.blogspot.com/http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/http://twitter.com/FluxStringerhttp://mog.com/FluxMuse --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
