Case Master V828 "FireBird" Server Case Review

Cases & PSU/Cases by jmke @ 2004-03-11

Case Master is a new company ready to make a name for themselves in the enthousiast market. Can the FireBird server case help them on their way? Let?s find out.

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Few Issues

Issues? Well I had a few. From major to minor:

  • Hard drive orientation.

    As you have seen on the previous page, we have the HDD’s installed with a 90° twist, this would normally lead to little or no problems, unless in rare cases (no pun intended) like this one. The power cables attached to those drives are poking out of the case and prevent you from easily closing the side panel. With some pushing and sliding it is still possible, but far from easy.

    Madshrimps (c)


  • Mini side panel , the hinge

    The place where the side panel twists and turns is made out of plastic, and even during the my limited period of usage I experienced some problems when removing and replacing the panel. It will wear out rather quickly and it would have been much sturdier if made out of steel. No big issue, but one that needs consideration by the Case Masters crew.

    Madshrimps (c)


  • Mini side panel, the lock

    This one can be derived from the previous one, as the plastic holder for the hinge allows for a little bit of movement it becomes hard to “click” the panel in its place, it takes several tries to get it right

    Madshrimps (c)


  • De-installation, CD-rom drives

    The rails make it very easy to install the optical drives, but when removing them it takes a significant amount of force to get them loose. The hard drives do not suffer from this. I think it is related to the use of metal rails for the optical drives AND the 2 cut-outs as seen here which become hooked behind the case frame.

  • Rails holding compartment

    The plastic holding compartment is good at hiding the unused rails, but placing used ones back in there can take a while as they tend to jump out of there “by their own”.
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