23 Dec
2006
23 Dec
'06
5:28 p.m.
On Sat, 23 Dec 2006, Jay West wrote:
I have seen a number of small drive inclosures that do
have a "port" for a
ribbon cable, but it's very difficult to see at first blush. In these cases,
there is a section of the metal around the back that is ever so slightly
indented or sometimes it's just polished on the inside so that it's not so
sharp for a section roughly as wide as the ribbon. So the ribbon cable hangs
out the back and when you put the cover on the case it also acts as a stress
relief. Is it possible if you take the cover off that this is the issue?
Hey Jay!
Nope, it has nothing of the sort. No slots anywhere, except for the heat
vents in the back by the power supply.
I suppose one could run a cable between the chassis base and the enclosure
cover, but it's awful tight. In fact, there's no gap at all, but a cable
could theoretically fit between the base and the cover (and provide strain
relief) but there's nothing to indicate that was the intent. But perhaps
that *was* the intent?
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