Installation and Operation (continued):
The installation is not difficult, but you do need to go in order, or things will not fit. The first step was to install the processors and memory, followed by the heatpipe CPU coolers. You will need a long, thin screwdriver in order to reach the screws on the motherboard, as you actually have to reach through the heatsinks from the top in order to secure them.
 
Next, two hard drives were secured to the removable drive tray and it was placed back into the case. You can install your 3.5" and 5.25" drives that will use the external bays at any time, but perhaps it is easiest while the drive tray is removed from the case. The drive tray will not fit if you put the video card in before it, so the last step was to install the 7600 GS AGP card.
 
The below left images shows the shroud slipped in over the two CPU cooler fin assemblies, and the below right image shows the case about as full as it can get with a DVDRW and a (hidden) card reader installed.
 
The wireless network adaptor pops into the Mini-PCI slot underneath the chassis, and everything is now in place. The case is really jam packed when completed, so I wonder how good the cooling will be. There isn't much open space inside, and those two exhaust fans don't have too many places to draw in fresh air.
The two stealth bays are opened in the image below to show off the items inside.
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