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Here it is then: a Compucase 6C28, price 36.70 euros from Mediakulma, Tampere, Finland
Date: 13.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
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There is a 80/92mm fan mount in the back wall
Date: 13.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 349
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This air duct in the side panel will have to go - sooner or later
Date: 13.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 291
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The 5"25 covers will hide the optical drives completely
Date: 13.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 260
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The mechanism on the 5"25 bay covers is shown here - only two of four covers have one
Date: 13.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 273
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The optical drives and HDDs can be mounted without screws
Date: 13.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 271
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Here it is, all taped up and ready to be cut...
Date: 23.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 250
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...but first I had to draw the patterns, of course
Date: 23.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 305
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The side window will be a simple one
Date: 23.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 274
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Together again with drawings
Date: 23.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 280
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I stripped the side springs from the USB connectors so that light would go through them
Date: 23.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 255
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This glue and tape bunch holds the led that illuminates the USB ports...
Date: 23.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 288
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...and here's how it looks - though only the rightmost port gets lit up properly
Date: 23.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 246
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The ports installed to the front panel
Date: 23.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 255
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It looks quite nice, doesn't it?
Date: 23.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 262
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I bought the 80-pin ATA133 cable for the HDDs and rounded the 40-pin one with regular tape
Date: 23.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 279
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Yes, that's blood... I accidentally scratched my finger with those sharp metal pieces
Date: 23.01.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 276
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I took these connectors from my old case and I intend to recycle them later
Date: 04.02.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 288
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Finished cutting the holes - now all I have to do is to file all the edges smooth
Date: 05.02.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 247
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These grills had to go, the one in the other end already did
Date: 05.02.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 267
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I had to take off the tapes in order to file all the edges
Date: 06.02.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 262
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I made four LED holes to every fan
Date: 06.02.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 271
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And then I said "let there be paint"
Date: 05.02.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 240
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And paint there was, though there is still some spraying to do
Date: 05.02.2005
Owner: Heikki Laine
Views: 274
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