Lessons I've Learned From Per Cable Sleeving

[poldopunk]

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1. The Sunbeam PSU Toolkit just works, specially the P1 (ATX) removal and the peripheral removal tool. Do get them if you intend to sleeve your cables.

2. Sleeving requires patience and lots of them. Getting a hair dryer or a heatgun is a hype, flames from a zippo or any lighter works just fine, just make sure not to overheat the heatshrinks or they'll burn.

3. Wear protective tools on your fingers or hands (gloves), the pins can easily cut your skin like it did to mine and it hurts like hell.

4. Per cable sleeving works best on modular power supplies...they look a lot neater from end to end since you can sleeve them towards each other's end unlike fixed cables where you need to space your sleeve a few inches from the power supply which will make sleeving a pain in the rear.

5. Double-check Triple check the pins on your P1 connector (ATX) and other connector obviously but the P1 connector requires atmost attention. For silverstone users, your manual has a diagram on the connectors that you can refer to.

6. For silverstone users, the ST50F short circuit protection just works, if you have a short circuit in your system it'll turn off but it'll come back alive once the short circuit has been removed.My DFI ICFX3200 died because I had exchanged the 3.3volts (red) and ground (black) interchanged on the +4-pin connector for the P1. Standby led is on (5 volts) Power supply, turns off as soon as the computer is turned on. I reviewed the pins and found my mistake - (hey, it was 4am and I was sleepy). Now, it just turns on with diagnostic LED: 88 and the memory LED doesn't turn on anymore. If anyone can refer me to a good place to have the board repaired or someone who sells a DFI motherboard at 7k, cash on hand is 3.5k (i would have to sell the dark knight once it arrives ) , I'd surely appreciate it.Let this be a lesson to everyone and I hope it only happens to me.

[Gisborn]

Ouch! sorry for your loss bro. Mahala sad sa magasto nmo oi

[poldopunk]

sorry about the formatting. I'm at work and using a proxy server.

[reishoto]

lots of patience needed for cable sleeving gyud, was thinking bout it but seems like d nako kaya, hehehe...

i would suggest buying a number sticker, same as that used by electonics technician kung daghan kaayo sila wires gi-handle. put numbering on every wires as per numbering sa pins so that what goes there should only go there...

[reishoto]

sorry, double post..

[poldopunk]

pwede ra masking tape then just write the number. akoa jud to mistake pag taud nako sa 3volts, wala jud ko lain ma blame. sa kaduka na siguro to.

[personalmgt]

LOL poldo. Just like what happened to me. I got a cut from pulling the pins

But I didn't screw up on the pins. Never had a short, all worked perfectly.

Again, sorry for your loss

pwede ra masking tape then just write the number. akoa jud to mistake pag taud nako sa 3volts, wala jud ko lain ma blame. sa kaduka na siguro to.

Don't just do a masking tape labeling. Take a picture para sure

[poldopunk]

i used the masking tape and silverstone's diagram (manual) -- clearical mistake jud to..sadly.

[andz]

poldopunk:

I actually sell DFI boards but LANPARTY JR P45-T2RS is around 8400

Sometimes people get confused with there wires after sleeving, just use some little tape to mark each wire just in-case.

[jhnpl]

sorry to hear that bro...

In my case, I take pictures of the current set up before I do anything..... just in case lang..