Internals – Hard Drives
One of the problems with the sample at CeBIT was that SilverStone wasn't sure how the hard drives were going to mount! All it could tell us was 'there will be two down the bottom'. Well, now we've gone hands-on, we can spill the beans – and they're pretty clever legumes.
On the floor of the chassis are two 3.5in HDD bays but given their proximity to the edge of the case, it was clear we were going to have problems unless the SG-03 had some crafty trick to play.
Fortunately, a quick glance at the manual tells you that if the case is flipped on its side, a little secret will be revealed.
Notice the chunky aluminium floor? What about those screws? Let's see what happens when you undo those bad boys.
Okay, we had the case lying on its left side, rather than its right but now it's where it should be – ooh, that is clever!
Some might not like this as a solution for swapping out drives but, personally, I love it. In theory, the bays also act as big heat sinks for the drives but how effective that's going to be at the very bottom of the case is open to debate.
The supplied drive rails are simple push-in affairs but we found them to be exceptionally tight fitting – for the drive and the bay.
We have one other complaint - the lack of sound-insulation for the drives. Our sample produced a noticeable noise as the Maxtor drive did its thing. Some inexpensive rubber grommets would go a good way to solving this problem.
