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#884 - Tagan CS-EL Diablo BM Case |
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Written by Zach Jeffers
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Thursday, 18 October 2007 |
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Installation:
When preparing to install your system in the Tagan CS-EL Diablo case, you will want to make sure to take off the side panels slowly. This is due to the fact that both panels are attached to either a fan or LED power lead. The left side panel will have fan lead and a power lead attached to it. The right side panel will simply have a LED lead attached to it. The right panel’s lead is actually a 4-pin Molex and if you’re not slow and careful, you might end up in this situation… The 4-pin Molex connection on this case is threaded through the back motherboard tray and through the hard disk cage. This opening is just barely bigger than the Molex connection itself. When we went to open the right side panel, the Molex caught on the pass-through and pulled the LED out of the inlay that lights up during operation. This required us to remove the side accent and reattach the LED to its post and tape down the lead. This really isn’t a huge deal, but for those that tear apart their case for installation, this is something to consider before causing a need to bust out the soldering iron!
The back side of the motherboard tray is a huge single piece of steel and it does not feature any pass-through except for that for the side panel’s LEDs. This is a letdown for those experienced cable organizers out there as they know that you can hide almost anything behind the motherboard tray.
To install a hard drive (or 5.25” device) all you need is the device and the side rails. The 3.5” rails come attached to a handy tray that can be secured in any of the internal 3.5” drive bays. The 5.25” rails come in the accessories box.
The rails simply slip on the sides of the device and little plastic nipples will hold where a screw would normally attach. Simply side the rails into their prospective slot and you’re done! During testing, all items mounted flush and secure.
The Tagan Diablo case features Blue LEDs throughout the case. Fan noise on the fans at the lowest speed is barely audible and at full speed is very noticeable but not loud by any means. Unlike the huge fan that we saw on the Xclio 3060 Plus case, this huge side fan actually can push a noticeable amount of air! At the lowest setting, the only way you would know that air was moving was if you wet your figure and placed it inside the case. With both fans turned up to medium and up, you can feel the airflow even outside the case at the PSU! The concept of positive airflow cannot be denied here.
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