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What can I put in an empty front 3.5'' bay?

Gravemind

Besides a fan controller, temp monitor, or usb hub, what all can I put in there? Anything else useful, neat, or just plain interesting.

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Video showing front panel and lighting.

 

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A 2.5" hot swap bay to use for updating bare 2.5" backup HDDs or SSDs.

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Dremel it out for better air flow

 

thats what I should have done in my circa 2009 PC case.

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Back in the day i used mine for a cup holder/cig lighter add on.

 

I loved it tbh.

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12 hours ago, Lady Fitzgerald said:

A 2.5" hot swap bay to use for updating bare 2.5" backup HDDs or SSDs.

^^^ 2.5" hot swap bays are dope af. If you need more storage, a 2x 2.5 to 3.5" drive adapter. Or more I/O, card readers and such can be had in a 3.5" form factor. Probably some other nifty things too. 

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