What to do with my case

[Stupid Boy]

I have this (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-127-029&depa=0) case. I have one problem with it:

It comes with only one 3.5" bay cover.

I thought about putting a floppy drive there, but I have no need for one of them. I can't find a good fan controller, and I'm planning on getting a Sunbeam Rheabus, which uses a 5.25" bay.

What should I put in the empty 3.5" bay?

Thanks

[rogerdugans]

Hmmmmmm.
You could just pick up a cover.
Or you could do something a bit more interesting. ;)

I recently had a similar situation: mATX system in an old IBM case with a floppy drive access molded into the bezel. I didn't want the hassle of filling in the floppy area so instead I attached an old stick of dead ram inside and made sure that the front cc lit the ram up.

Looks pretty good- industrial sort of thing. ;)

Something along those lines is one idea, anyway.

[Stupid Boy]

Originally posted by rogerdugans
Hmmmmmm.
You could just pick up a cover.
Or you could do something a bit more interesting. ;)

I recently had a similar situation: mATX system in an old IBM case with a floppy drive access molded into the bezel. I didn't want the hassle of filling in the floppy area so instead I attached an old stick of dead ram inside and made sure that the front cc lit the ram up.

Looks pretty good- industrial sort of thing. ;)

Something along those lines is one idea, anyway.

What's a "cc"?

[rogerdugans]

Originally posted by Stupid Boy


What's a "cc"?

Sorry- cold cathode lighting.

I have a green cold cathode behind the front bezel of the case- light comes out by the fans below and from the floppy drive slot above, through which can be seen the stick of ram. :)
http://www.getgood.com/dfgnet/images/matx/mods/done/dark_front.jpg

[Stupid Boy]

I can't get the sides off the case to paint it, so I'll paint the front bezel and see if the front will look okay if I put in lights. This case won't look good if it stays beige and I put in a gray rheobus.

I'd like to put in a fan, but I can't think of where to mount it.

Is there anywhere I can get something like a drawer for a 3.5" bay?

[don256us]

I bought a 7 in 1 memory card reader that goes there. I can read just about any type of digital media now. Cost about $25 USD at a computer show and works great. Now I don't have any cards to read, additionally, I've only used it once in the last few months that I've had it. The point is that not many folks have one and it increases what I *can* do.

[Stupid Boy]

There's a computer show near me this weekend. I think I'll go there and see what I find.