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Antec Sonata Plus 550 Case Review
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Reviews Last Updated: November 29, 2007
Page: 8 of 10
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Optical/Floppy Drive Installation
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As we have shown, this case has four 5 ¼” bays and you can transform one of them (the lower one) into a 3 ½” bay (which is the default configuration).



Optical drives must be installed using a sliding mechanism. On the bottom of the case you can find six rails to be attached to optical drives, see Figures 31, 32 and 33.

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Figure 31: Rails for installing optical drives.

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Figure 32: Rails for installing optical drives.

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Figure 33: Rails for installing optical drives.

Installation is simple: screw two rails to each optical drive (using thin thread screws) and then simply slide the unit into the bay until you hear a loud click.

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Figure 34: Rails attached to an optical drive.

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Figure 35: Installing an optical drive to the case.

On Figures 36 and 37 you can see the floppy disk drive drawer. If you want to use this bay as a 5 ¼” simply unscrew the two rails present on the drawer and screw them on your optical drive.

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Figure 36: Floppy disk drive drawer.

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Figure 37: Floppy disk drive drawer.

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