The Basics (continued):
There were no instructions included with this case, and in general that is not an issue. For the BT611 it may have helped, as I struggled to get it open. There is just one screw to remove, but I made the incorrect assumption that the black top/sides would simply slide off to the rear with a bit of pushing. After a few minutes of trying, cursing, and confusion, the top came off pretty much by accident. As you can see in the below left image, the front face is actually attached to the case's cover, and you need to slide the whole assembly forward to remove it. Yeah, I am smart.
 
The above right image shows the inside of the In Win BT611, which includes the oddly shaped 300W power supply, and a compact space for an entire system to slip into.
Taking a quick look around the empty case we see things such as the motherboard stand offs are stamped into the chassis, the narrow TFX power supply, and the exhaust fan crowded in between the power supply and the drive cages. I was initially concerned about the case fan slicing and dicing its way through the power cables that are found right in front of it, but once the install began that problem was easily avoided.
 
The fully assembled drive cages are shown in the above right image, and it takes just seconds to remove them, once you figure out how. Again, instructions might have been helpful and I once again assumed that the process was harder than it actually was. The external 5.25" and the 3.5" cage are each just held on by slots found in the lower cage that holds one 3.5" hard drive. You simply slide either one forward and they pop right off, held securely in place by friction and the top of the case when assembled. The lower hard drive cage is held in by two plastic tabs that allow the cage to hinge out when depressed. Below we see the emptied chassis, as well as each drive cage ready to be filled.
 
This may be the first TFX power supply I have used, and it has an interesting design. The compact rectangular box has an intake fan that will draw air in from the motherboard area, and an array of perforations out back to allow the air to escape. The connections are all on short leads and include two 4-pin drive connectors, one floppy connector, two SATA connectors, a 4-pin auxiliary motherboard connection, and a 24-pin main motherboard connection.
 
In addition to having just about every connection you could expect to use in such a small system, the specifications are impressive, too... 300 Watts of total power, fairly strong ratings on the key rails, and dual 12V rails.
More information on the power supply alone can be found here.
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