Project: Phoenix

[Talon]

Hi All,

I was just after some ideas for my next project (yes I am already thinking of the next one)

I will be using a old Antec 1080 case - I like them! But it has this front swing panel on it that I do not know what to do with if anything? It looks nice closed but open its so....... plain.

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4463/antec1080frontxc7.jpg

Here you can see the case closed

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4969/antech1080frontopenmh0.jpg

And here it is open! I will prob seal the floppy drives up, change the power button etc but the 4 bays (as shown) im not sure??

Any and all suggestions are welcome!

[Lord Ned]

First off, it demands switches when opened.

You could make some like 3 switch thing with flipup covers, which each switch turns on a led thats in a ring around a final powebutton, flip all three up, three green lights, hit the power button.

Depending on your artistic ness, you could paint... Well a pheonix over the faceplate, (and over drives etc)

Again, depending on your ability, have the bays be little flipdowns, displaying say RPMS, temps, noobs pwned that day, etc.

[Talon]

Speaking of the bank of switches, does power get through to light up the LED's before the main power (to kick over the motherboard) come on?

[Lord Ned]

In my idea? *Scratches head*

Whoops.

You'd have to get someone more eletronic literate to do the effect i had suggested.