| Antec P183 Case Review |
|
|
Real-time pricing for Antec P183V3 |
| Antec Performance One P183 V3 Case 903171 Electronics Usually ships in 24 hours |
|
|
|
| The Hard Disk Drive Bays |
 As mentioned, there are two hard disk drive cages on P183, one on the lower chamber and one on the top chamber. The two cages are fastened to the chassis using thumbscrews and can be completely removed.  click to enlarge Figure 21: Hard disk drive cages.
 click to enlarge Figure 22: The two cages outside the case.
The two cages are completely different. The top cage holds up to two hard disk drives, and they are installed to the cage using small drawers. You need to use regular screws, but on the good side there are rubber shock absorbers to reduce the noise level produced by the hard drives. If you remove the two drawers completely you can install a 120 mm fan on this cage using metallic clips that comes with P183, however when this fan is installed you cannot install hard drives to the cage. This fan is in addition to the optional fan that you can install in front of the cage, on the front panel. This cage also has a small toolbox, where you can hold screws and other small parts.  click to enlarge Figure 23: The top cage.
 click to enlarge Figure 24: Toolbox.
 click to enlarge Figure 25: Place for installing optional fan on the front panel.
On the bottom cage the hard drives are installed perpendicularly, and each one is attached to the cage using regular screws. But like the top cage, the bottom cage uses rubber shock absorbers to prevent the natural vibration from the hard disk drives to be transformed into noise. You can also install an optional 120 mm fan on the front case in front of the bottom cage.
|
| « Previous | Page 7 of 9 | Next » |
| Print Version | Send to Friend |
Bookmark Article
| Comments (7)
|
|
|
|
Recommended Deal |
 | Antec SOLO
Antec LifeStyle Solo ATX Quiet Mini-Tower Case Piano Black SOLO K17801 Electronics Usually ships in 24 hours
|
|
 Latest News
February 13, 2012 - 8:21 AM PST
February 10, 2012 - 8:20 AM PST
February 9, 2012 - 8:06 AM PST
February 8, 2012 - 7:50 AM PST
February 7, 2012 - 8:31 AM PST
February 6, 2012 - 7:40 AM PST
February 3, 2012 - 8:19 AM PST
February 2, 2012 - 8:42 AM PST
February 2, 2012 - 8:41 AM PST
February 1, 2012 - 4:50 PM PST
 Latest Content
Our Most Popular Articles
1,613,504 views
1,414,707 views
1,158,606 views
1,117,575 views
1,044,333 views
944,317 views
742,578 views
669,533 views
652,834 views
623,190 views
Latest Threads in Our Forums
by Hardware Secrets Team
by Hardware Secrets Team
by clairienz
by c.hegge
by RayBay
by RayBay
by dlb
by loonicy
by Hardware Secrets Team
by Gabriel Torres
|