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    IDE rounding question

    Perhaps because they are insulated in some way to preserve the data. I don't know. But it would seem only that it would suffer even in comparison with the old 40 wire cable.
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    how to learn metalworking?

    I have. Well, as you say, it's not welding. But a material, metalurgical bond is still created. I've never actually used, Alumaloy, or similar. Flux is built in. The only concern I might have is with any deterioration in the metal by the process, over time. We're talking about a computer...
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    CD-ROM to PIO?

    It's not UDMA, it's IDE, and recognized as such by the BIOS. I think what you mean is DMA. But checking or unchecking that in Properties has made no difference at all. Wherever the speed is being regulated or adjusted in software, it's some point, perhaps, after the programs look to any DMA...
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    Antec p180 bottom cage cooling

    Even worse, I prefer the docking bays. And you can only get two at the top, right in front of the PSU. The MB blocks any two below - or else they stick out of the case about half an inch (maybe not a problem, I don't know). With rails you can adjust. But it just doesn't look good. In addition...
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    IDE rounding question

    If you look at the photos, however, they're not keeping anything together. At the connection, it's just all separate wires. That it's 'well-accepted' could just be from ignorance and people attributing problems to some cause other than a bad cable? But the guy, above, was absolutely right...
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    CD-ROM to PIO?

    The CD-ROM is an IDE drive, and recognized as such by the BIOS. It checks for IDE first in POST, and the next screen checks for UDMA. In Win98SE, it's using the generic driver. I don't think it's a BIOS problem. I think there's some switch, or some data value, somewhere, that's been added or...
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    why bottom mount psu chambers in new cases?

    Silverstone calls it a full tower. And it does have baffles, removable from what I can tell. And as for the MB, it would be the only other orientation, I guess. And that aids in cooling? There's a fan in front and one directly in line in back. And the PSU goes up on the top. No, just a...
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    Antec p180 bottom cage cooling

    You have the PSU on the bottom, and the HDs next to it in the front of the case? The ATX slots are midway up the case, rather than at the bottom? If you generate heat, wouldn't that tend to rise onto the MB? and whatever cards you have in the backplane?
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    how to learn metalworking?

    As a metalworker, I'm sure. But to modify computer cases, one may not need to know how to fabricate a car's rear quarter panel, or 'develop' the ducting for a small office. But as far as welding, couldn't one use an alloy, like Alumaloy, which only requires a propane torch, I think?
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    why bottom mount psu chambers in new cases?

    Doesn't the TJ06 from Silverstone, a full tower box, try to keep things cool with ducts? What does it mean to invert the MB? bolt it in so the ATX ports are not aligned with the holes in the case? I have found that a light mid-tower case, with docking bays on top, which have little fans in...
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    best way to store cds/dvds?

    As long as you keep the hardware around to read it, wouldn't putting it, or keeping it, on a HD or microdrive, be best? I know that audio tapes seem to last for decades. And CD-R is a matter of burning dye. I wonder how long that lasts in the burn state as opposed to a commercial pressing...
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    CD-ROM to PIO?

    I understand that some don't like the CD-ROM to 'spin up' to 52x or whatever, because they think it's noisy. But I have a problem with the old Win98SE not allowing the CD-ROM to spin faster than 4x. I understand that XP penalizes a CD-ROM that generates too many read errors. Apparently, it...
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    IDE rounding question

    I know it's an old thread. But this still shows up in google searches. And they are still selling these 'rounded' cables at various commercial sites. The guy above was right. The 80 wire IDE/'PATA' cables contain 40 dummy wires. The purpose of these is to be in physical proximity to the...
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