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> I guess they aren't rails, I think they are called tabs or slides?
> Do you see how the bottom ext. 3.5" drive has a tab on either side, but
the
> top one doesn't, why is that?
> Regardless, I guess the two screws are enough.
Again--the interior of your Praetorian is identical to the interior of my
ATSC 201B case and both of my 3.5" exterior bays have two rear slots AND
single holes in front so that four screws can be used with each exterior 3.5
inch drive (one screw in each hole and one screw in one of the paired
slots). The floppy slide right in and mounted up without any other
hardware.
>
> > To clarify, to which two top drives are you referring--the top two
> externals
> > near the top of the front of the case or the top two internal drives
that
> > are behind the front fans?
>
> I was referring to the top 5.25" and the top ext. 3.5". All of the int.
3.5"
> drive areas have the same tabs.
>
> > You will find the removable motherboard tray WONDERFUL--just make sure
> that
> > the standoffs are mounted in the correct holes for the motherboard that
> you
> > are using and careful of static.
>
> I bought an anti-static mat, grounding cord, and wrist wrap. I have to
> install the snap on the mat, but there are no instructions. Do you have
one?
No--I do have a wrist strap that I sometimes use if there is any static like
there is in the winter time, but otherwise, I use the inside of the
antistatic bag in which the motherboard was shipped (don't use the outside,
the antistatic coating is only on the inside). I used to service enterprise
computers for a school district and never took the time to use any
antistatic devices, but made sure that I grounded myself on the case before
handling any internal mechanisms and never had any problems after working in
several hundred computers over the years.
>
> >The quality of this case is the best that
> > I have seen--my experience has been only with factory cases, so this was
a
> > huge step up. BTW--I replaced the front two sleeve bearing fans with
> > CoolerMaster blue-LED rifle bearing fans ($8 each) and the blue light
> shines
> > through the filter and front grill for IMHO an appealing look--also did
> the
> > same for the top fan and removed the internal filter on it--did not
> > understand why I would want to filter the air going out and reduce the
> > output of the top exhaust fan.
>
> Sounds good. But, I already bought 4 PC Power and Cooling fans, because
they
> are ball-bearing fans, 1600 RPM, quiet.
The rifle-bearings are only used by Cooler Master and are actually as good
as ball bearings and some consider them quieter. But 1600 RPM should also
be pretty quiet--I have mine turned down to 1800 RPM and the cooling is
quite adequate. The OEM Intel fan makes more noise than the other four (or
five counting the PSU) fans combined, but in order to keep the warranty, I
elected to keep and use the OEM Intel CPU fan. I do have it under control
of the motherboard to slow it down when less cooling is required and that
helps some.
>
> > Too bad that CoolerMaster creates such wonderful products, but has a
poor
> > Web site and equally poor directions with their products.
>
> Agreed. That reminds me, I couldn't figure out how to get to the front two
> fans. I had to look for a review, just to find out that the front filter
has
> a screw in an opening on either side of it. I just hope the screwdriver
can
> hold the screw for removal and replacement.
If the front of your case attaches like mine (I believe that yours is
actually an evolution of my case), it uses an allen wrench on 6 recessed
screws, so that there is little liklihood of slipping and scratching the
front.
Good luck
MikeSp
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