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dubyajah-
No mod needed for this rig - the CM case is already set up to handle two PSUs - top and bottom. It also comes with a cable to connect them both to the motherboard, so when you turn it on/off both PSUs are powered up/down at the same time. Very slick.
One note of caution so far in this project (and with almost all the hardware done, I don't expect many more problems): the fourth SATA backplane was a VERY tight fit. I basically had to use two screwdrivers to carefully pry up the front of the case top, then pound in the last backplane. I hope they are trouble free, because I am not sure they'll even come back out. (I suspect that if I did need to remove them, removing the bottom one first would probably work).
A second item I haven't yet addressed is actually turning this thing on. I removed the panel that had the front usb/1394/mic/headphone connectors, as well as the reset and power buttons. I needed the space for backplanes. But I need a switch to turn it on. Initially.
Ideas to address this:
option 1) since it stays on all the time, I may just set it up, turn it on, unplug the power switch, and throw it in a drawer. I don't really need one except the very rare times when I might power down. Haven't done that for two months.
option 2) get a cheap button from Radio Shack, or use an existing button from my MAME arcade, and drill a hole in the case to mount it. Not a big fan of this because I have to drill a hole in a nice case, and am concerned about it getting accidently pressed. So I'd have to figure out where to mount it.
option 3) leave the front panel power switch hooked up, and just leave it inside the case. If I needed it, two thumbscrews, remove the side panel, press the button, and replace the side panel.
Currently, the panel is still plugged in and the cable snakes out from behind the side panel. the switch just lays on top of the case right now.
No mod needed for this rig - the CM case is already set up to handle two PSUs - top and bottom. It also comes with a cable to connect them both to the motherboard, so when you turn it on/off both PSUs are powered up/down at the same time. Very slick.
One note of caution so far in this project (and with almost all the hardware done, I don't expect many more problems): the fourth SATA backplane was a VERY tight fit. I basically had to use two screwdrivers to carefully pry up the front of the case top, then pound in the last backplane. I hope they are trouble free, because I am not sure they'll even come back out. (I suspect that if I did need to remove them, removing the bottom one first would probably work).
A second item I haven't yet addressed is actually turning this thing on. I removed the panel that had the front usb/1394/mic/headphone connectors, as well as the reset and power buttons. I needed the space for backplanes. But I need a switch to turn it on. Initially.
Ideas to address this:
option 1) since it stays on all the time, I may just set it up, turn it on, unplug the power switch, and throw it in a drawer. I don't really need one except the very rare times when I might power down. Haven't done that for two months.
option 2) get a cheap button from Radio Shack, or use an existing button from my MAME arcade, and drill a hole in the case to mount it. Not a big fan of this because I have to drill a hole in a nice case, and am concerned about it getting accidently pressed. So I'd have to figure out where to mount it.
option 3) leave the front panel power switch hooked up, and just leave it inside the case. If I needed it, two thumbscrews, remove the side panel, press the button, and replace the side panel.
Currently, the panel is still plugged in and the cable snakes out from behind the side panel. the switch just lays on top of the case right now.
