Tom Walker wrote in a message to Jay Emrie:

-> The flat cables to the IDE devices block a lot of the air flow. Round
-> bundled cables about 1/2" in diameter are now available - much less air
-> flow blockage - makes the cooling fans more effective. I've got them in
-> my systems.

TW>  I just had another thought about those round cables. You know they
TW> took special precautions to avoud Crosstalk in IDe cables.
TW> Arranging wires to not be adjacent, and in the 80 wire cables
TW> putting a ground wire inbetween every active wire.
TW> Seems to me rolling them up to make then round, While it looks
TW> "Very Cool", would throw all that engineering to avoid cross talk
TW> out the window.

That's why I'm thinking tie wraps...

I don't have to make the bundle real tight,  and if it doesn't seem to work
well,  I can always cut 'em,  withough even removing the cable from either
end.

Mostly I'm just looking at improved airflow,  anyway.

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