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Product:
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NZXT Guardian Mid-Tower Case |
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Price:
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$105 (CDN) / $80 (U.S)
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Supplied By:
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NZXT
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Author:
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DrMobius
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Date:
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March 20th, 2004
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Rating:
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Below the five 5.25" bays are the two external 3.5" bays, the Power button, and the Reset button. In
order to give the blue LED’s more spread, a mirrored silver coating was used on the angled plastic. The
actual LED’s are mounted in the door itself and are protected with clear plastic. Looking upwards at the
door you can see the LED’s; however during normal use you only see their reflection from the metallic
silver finish.
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At the very bottom of the from bezel there are two small sliding doors which hide the two front USB
ports on the bottom left side, and the speaker and microphone jacks on the bottom right side.
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Removal of the front bezel is fairly simple, like most cases on the market you only have to grab the
small opening at the bottom of the bezel and pull it away from the case. The front bezel does not have
to be removed to install drives, but it does need to be removed to take off the drive bay covers. With
the front bezel removed you can see the various motherboard connecters; specifically the two USB connectors,
the front audio connectors, power for the PCB that controls the LED’s, the power button connector, the
reset button connector, and the HDD LED connector. The power LED connector is not needed as the "Fade Motion"
LED will be on when there is power to the case. The right side panel of the case has some ventilation
holes, but remains a standard side panel.
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