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Old January 11, 2009, 03:41 PM
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Default Stupid question but is this possible?
is it possible to desolder a 24pin connector or any of connectors on the front and resolder it on the otherside, as in the behind the motherboard? I know it's a stupid question but it wouldn't hurt to ask.
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Old January 11, 2009, 03:51 PM
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If you did that all the pins would be wrong in regards to what voltages are supposed to be at certain points from the power supply. Now I have to ask, why do you want to do this?
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Old January 11, 2009, 03:53 PM
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I see, well I just thought it would be kind of neat to have a cleaner look with all the cables connected behind.
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Old January 11, 2009, 03:54 PM
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I'm guessing looking for backside of the case connection for cable management. :)
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Old January 11, 2009, 03:58 PM
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just get a extension cable and tuck it under the board.
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Old January 11, 2009, 03:59 PM
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i have no problem with cable management, it was just an idea I had at work :)...though I do wish they didn't stick the 8pin motherboard connector all the way on top, close to my cpu heatsink on my p5q pro :/
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There are times I wish they'd develop a right-angled 24-pin ATX header for motherboards.
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There are times I wish they'd develop a right-angled 24-pin ATX header for motherboards.
Amen to that.
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Old January 11, 2009, 06:17 PM
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i wish too .. maybe we could invent it

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Some old Macs from the mid 90s had the equivalent of that. They just used longer pins that were bent with a regular plastic connector on the end. You would be better off just chopping an extension and soldering that directly to the mobo imo.

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http://www.recycledgoods.com/images/s_p_21380_1.jpg
Looks like one of the low-end ones though because the higher-end ones had a TEC between the CPU and the heatsink. :P
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