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From: Mr. Bro on 14 Apr 2008 11:10
Maybe someone can explain why ASUS supplies their SATA cables
so long. Why would I need a 18" cable when the HD is only 6" away?
Makes for a blockage for air flow in a case. Have found shorter cables
on line. Anyone have any comments on this situation.

Mr. Bro
From: Hobo on 14 Apr 2008 13:21


Mr. Bro wrote:
> Maybe someone can explain why ASUS supplies their SATA cables
> so long. Why would I need a 18" cable when the HD is only 6" away?
> Makes for a blockage for air flow in a case. Have found shorter cables
> on line. Anyone have any comments on this situation.
>
> Mr. Bro


Maybe because in other cases the hard drives are more than 6 inches
away? There are some drive bays in my Lian Li case that could certainly
make use of the full 18 inches if I needed to use them.

The extra length, in your case, would allow you to route the cable in
a manner that doesn't obstruct the airflow. And, are you sure you're
talking about SATA cables and not PATA cables? SATA cables have hardly
any cross section at all to cause any significant airflow obstruction.

Hobo

From: Mr. Bro on 14 Apr 2008 20:43
I would agree with you to a point. I have 2 SATA drives in an Antec
P182 case and they are right above the SATA connection on the ASUA P5K
Deluxe MB. Rerouting is not an option in this case, still have to
bundle them up.

Mr. Bro

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:21:41 -0400, Hobo <Hobo(a)nospam.com> wrote:

>
>
>Mr. Bro wrote:
>> Maybe someone can explain why ASUS supplies their SATA cables
>> so long. Why would I need a 18" cable when the HD is only 6" away?
>> Makes for a blockage for air flow in a case. Have found shorter cables
>> on line. Anyone have any comments on this situation.
>>
>> Mr. Bro
>
>
>Maybe because in other cases the hard drives are more than 6 inches
>away? There are some drive bays in my Lian Li case that could certainly
>make use of the full 18 inches if I needed to use them.
>
> The extra length, in your case, would allow you to route the cable in
>a manner that doesn't obstruct the airflow. And, are you sure you're
>talking about SATA cables and not PATA cables? SATA cables have hardly
>any cross section at all to cause any significant airflow obstruction.
>
>Hobo
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