HAHAHA thats a great idea with the IDE cables, just got SATA DVD writer and HDD so can't try it out
. I would not have done it so tight near the head I would have been too scared. Your a brave man.
As for chap/free ideas, I think thats the best MORE TAPE, I am in the process of scelotaping all my cables to the inside of my case except the power cables as im still waiting for my PSU. But when its done I will put some pics up.
Jon