A Closer Look

The barebone has a very nice silver/black theme in the frontal part and the plastic is covered with a transparent protective film to avoid scratches during transport:



The “X” from the XPC brand represents the power button and near it we can find the optical drive eject button (which is used when such a drive is installed inside the barebone):



In the bottom right corner of the frontal part, we can find a zone with three white dots and this is the area we have to press:



After opening the lid, we can find some additional connectors and a card reader for MMC/SD/MS; the eSATA port is very welcome but I expected to see more than one USB 2.0 port in front:



The ports description can be also found on the lid:



On each of the barebones’ sides we can find ventilation holes:



In the back, we can observe the ventilation hole for the CPU heatsink in center, the PSU with its little fan and the connector but no ON/OFF switch, the PCI brackets in which we can install a dual slot video card and the I/O shield with additional ports:



On the I/O shield, the following connectors/buttons can be found:

VGA port

HDMI port

4 USB 2.0 ports along with a RJ-45 LAN port

a CMOS reset button

the audio ports



In the back of the case, all the screws are easy to operate, without using a screwdriver:



A Kensington lock hole is also available in the back of the barebone, to prevent unauthorized access inside: