The front of the case actually opens out to reveal the blanking
plates beneath. We have four 5 1/4" drive bays and two 3 1/2". The
blanking plates unscrew from the front.
Internally, we have another five 3 1/2" bays for hard drives.
In front of these, fits space for a 120mm fan (hence the mesh at the bottom-front
of the case). This will not only bring cool air in, but keep any hot hard
drives you have nice and cool. If you take a look at the drive cages in the
picture, you'll see how the hard drive bay slots out for easily fitting hard
drives.
At the rear of the case, there is space for another 120mm fan.
These aren't included unfortunately, but if Lan Pirates have their heads screwed
on, they will have fitted these for the full blown machines. 120mm fans running
at 7 or 5 Volts are almost silent, while still pushing a fair amount of air.
At the very top of the case, there is an 80mm fan fitted. This
is taking advantage of the principle that hot air rises, and exhausting it
out the top. However, this alone is not enough to keep even a modest machine
cooled.
Anyone else with a keen eye, will have noticed that the motherboard
tray is removable. This is done with 4 thumb screws. In fact, almost the entire
case is screwless. The drives are fitted with a quick release system, that
takes very little time at all.
