Belkin Round Floppy Dual-Drive Cable

Advantages: Connect Devices To PC
Disadvantages: None

...The Belkin Power Y Splitter Power splitter is primarily used to connect devices within your PC. This is what runs power to the devices. Everyone has these in there PC so I thought id review it. This way people who don't know what this is will have a better understanding of what's helping supply power to there devices in there PC. The 6 inch disk drive power Y splitter cables are used to connect two internal floppy drives (3.5") to the power supply. With this you get 2 four pin mini sockets; 1 four pin male socket. The two 4 pin mini sockets are used to attach to the drive, as there is two sockets you can attach two drives. The one 4 pin male socket connects directly to the PC's main power supply. Main features and functions: - Power splitter - 15 cm - 2 x 4 PIN mini - power connector (female) - 1 x 4 PIN internal power (male... Read review

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Advantages: Very easy to install
Disadvantages: More back of PC wires to hide

...an email to me with even simpler instructions! (Ahh, the sweet smell of success!) From start to finish, (from installing the cards to browsing the network) total set-up time was 2 hours. This also included drilling a hole in the floorboards and laying the cable. No one warned me though that carpet gripper rods are very sharp and if one places ones wrist on them, they hurt!!! The Belkin Home Networking starter kit costs £39.99 and is widely available in both PC stores and online. It is compatible with any version of Microsoft Windows (I have Win ME downstairs and Win98 upstairs). The product I purchased was the PCI version but is also available for USB connection. My daughter can now share my Internet access, which therefore saves me additional costs for another connection, and I have the added bonus of being able to use some of her hard drive... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to find connections
Disadvantages: fidly if you have lots of them

...As I made known before, I want to review stuff that I have and I have become obsessed - this seems to be a weird product to review but it's listed - so what could one say about these cables? Firstly - what are they? These cables connect the drives in your PC to one another and if something doesn't function or you get a "drive not connected" message - then one of these have come loose. Therefore, before spending money on getting your pc fixed, look inside and check the connections between the drives and the boards. Note though: do not disconnect them and put them back the wrong way up as the drive or board isn't guarenteed to function (although sometimes it does). This particular ribbon cable is made by a relitavly unknown company but this op. is partly written to inform you that you can trust BELKIN. This cable connects the hard... Read review

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