The front panel of the CM Storm Trooper has nine external 5.25” bays, all using meshed covers with air filters. At its default configuration, the case has only three 5.25” bays available, as the other six are used by the two hard drive cages (three bays each). You can convert one of the 5.25” bays into an external 3.5” bay, using the brackets that come with the product. If you pay attention, you will see that the bottom-most 5.25” bay cover comes with a bezel to match external 3.5” devices.

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Figure 4: Front panel

At the bottom of the front panel, the CM Storm Trooper comes with a toolbox for you to store screws and other hardware parts.

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Figure 5: The toolbox

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Figure 6: The toolbox