Little Question About Ide Cable...

MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">purrdyy</div> I just ordered this cable from newegg and installed it today:

<img src='http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/12-104-004-02.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

The little black box thing looks like a fan or somthing....What is it used for? It has two spots at the end of both sides where I can screw it into somthing....Where would I screw it into? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

BTW: The orange lights are teh pwnz!
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    What's that, a rounded IDE? I haven't the foggiest for what the box is for.
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-TychoCelchuuu+Nov 18 2004, 08:58 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TychoCelchuuu @ Nov 18 2004, 08:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What's that, a rounded IDE? I haven't the foggiest for what the box is for. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah why not have it flat like the others? Or does that offer some kind of advantage? More durability?
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  • Marik_SteeleMarik_Steele To rule in hell... Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9466Members
    edited November 2004
    Rounded IDE cables have better airflow than standard ribbon cables (think the difference between the mast on a sailboat and the entire flippin' sail) and can be more easily bent to angles that ribbon cables can't.

    That said, I <i>still</i> don't know why they included the box. Try it plugged and unplugged and see if it's a fan or some sort of power-regulating-thingy for the lights built into the rounded cable.
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  • DaedalusDaedalus Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15152Members
    Rounded fits and allows airflow better. No idea what the black box is though <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    It's plugged in and I put my hand over it, but I still couldnt feel any airflow or anything.

    On the side, it says somthing like:

    "Will work properly if kept in under 40 degrees celcius".

    I really like the pull tabs, which is why I got these. I've broke so many of my other ribbon cables... <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Mr_HeadcrabMr_Headcrab Squee&#33;~ Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9392Members, Constellation
    That's Ribbon cable with a strip of EL wire in it, you plug it in, and it glows purdy

    the box is probably the transformer, it can be mounted elsewere on the case, so it looks less cluttered
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    Airflow, eh? Oh okay, that makes a lot more sense.
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  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    The little black box is the converter. Basically changes amps or volts of the current, so that it can be used by the light properly. Make sure you don't cover up the holes though, they do generate some heat, and I've heard horror stories of these things catching on fire and melting because of lack of ventilation.

    On another note, I actually have that same cable, only with the blue wire, I eventually just took the El-wire out of it though and ran it along inside my case, then just used the rounded wire regulary.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Xyth+Nov 18 2004, 07:37 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Xyth @ Nov 18 2004, 07:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The little black box is the converter. Basically changes amps or volts of the current, so that it can be used by the light properly. Make sure you don't cover up the holes though, they do generate some heat, and I've heard horror stories of these things catching on fire and melting because of lack of ventilation.

    On another note, I actually have that same cable, only with the blue wire, I eventually just took the El-wire out of it though and ran it along inside my case, then just used the rounded wire regulary. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Cool.....now I'll be too scared to keep my computer running overnight.
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  • ShoeboxShoebox Join Date: 2004-11-15 Member: 32817Members
    shizzle. maybe its like a box that makes little beep beep boop noises or something for reasons i do not know why.
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