Tim: >> Related to that is a pet peeve of mine: The IDE connectors have notches >> in them so that they'll only fit one way - the right way. But too many >> cables don't bother, and make the plugs without them so that they'll fit >> in either way. It's a right pain in the bum trying to find which is pin >> 1 on a connector buried inside a chassis without a flashlight. Grumpy_Penguin: > Tip swipe a bottle of your GFs nail polish a dot alongside pin one will save > eyestrain next time you have the case open That's the sort of thing I'd do on my own boxes, but it tends to be other people's boxes that I have to open up. I'm one of those that has PCs that work nicely for a year or two, at least, before I have any need, or urge, to open the case. They always seem to have badly marked sockets, buried under twisted cables, buried under the edge of some hardware... -- (Currently running FC4, occasionally trying FC5.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
