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stroths · 02-01-2008, 11:27 PM

I had a good experience with that same company recently (www.mo-co-so.com). I wanted a barebones kit with that case you mentioned and the D201GLY2. He only had the kit with the D201GLY at the time and he allowed me to pay a small amount more and get the GLY2.

Came preassembled with M2-ATX pre-wired which was a nice plus. He even threw in a HD Safe Card for free.

For anyone considering this case, I would highly suggest you go with a SATA drive. While a PATA will fit, it is extremely tight because you need an adapter. The larger IDE cable is also not the best idea for a case this small. If you have no option then get an IDE cable that's rounded instead of flat. I did this to allow better airflow, but its not as good as a SATA cable would have been.

Another issue I ran into (user error) was with the case. There are two grilled ventilation holes cut out near one end of the case. There is an internal tray with a fan mounted to it that will slide in from either side of the case. I put it in backwards which made the fan on the opposite side from the ventilation holes. This caused it to get pretty warm. Once I realized this, I flipped it around and it runs nice and cool now.

02-01-2008, 11:27 PM	#3
stroths Low Bitrate stroths's CarPC Specs Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas Vehicle: 1999 Nissan Altima Posts: 64 My Photos: ()	I had a good experience with that same company recently (www.mo-co-so.com). I wanted a barebones kit with that case you mentioned and the D201GLY2. He only had the kit with the D201GLY at the time and he allowed me to pay a small amount more and get the GLY2. Came preassembled with M2-ATX pre-wired which was a nice plus. He even threw in a HD Safe Card for free. For anyone considering this case, I would highly suggest you go with a SATA drive. While a PATA will fit, it is extremely tight because you need an adapter. The larger IDE cable is also not the best idea for a case this small. If you have no option then get an IDE cable that's rounded instead of flat. I did this to allow better airflow, but its not as good as a SATA cable would have been. Another issue I ran into (user error) was with the case. There are two grilled ventilation holes cut out near one end of the case. There is an internal tray with a fan mounted to it that will slide in from either side of the case. I put it in backwards which made the fan on the opposite side from the ventilation holes. This caused it to get pretty warm. Once I realized this, I flipped it around and it runs nice and cool now. Last edited by stroths : 02-01-2008 at 11:30 PM.