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Fan Holes, Case Cooling/Cutting |
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Written by Dan
Sunday, February 20, 2000
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Page 4 of 4
Putting It All Together
Now that you have a hole in place for the fan, and you have holes drilled for where the bolts line up, it's time to put it together. First, reassemble your PC as much as you can before sticking the fans into place so you can be sure they will fit snugly without problems. Do you want the fan to blow air in or blow air out? You will have to decide this on your own. If you have one fan blowing in, it's a good idea to also have one blowing out to circulate air. Line up the fan with the mounting holes and grab the bolts/nuts you purchased from the hardware store. If you have a grill for the fan, you'll need to line it up on the outside, as well. When they are lined up, feed the bolts through the grill and the fan itself. Do this with all four bolts (per fan), then put the nuts on the end and screw them in. Don't screw them in too tight because the fan probably is mounted with plastic. Here's the inside of our test case now:
The front fan is blowing air into the case and...
The rear fan blows air out of the case.
When you've mounted all your fans, make sure to plug them in. Start up your system when you're sure everything's ready and start fraggin'!
Conclusion
Here's what the case looks like now, with the polished chrome style back, and the fan/grill in place:
Here are some shots of my main PC that we used a similar case cutting approach on, along with some other things to spice it up:
Well folks, that's all for now! I hope you enjoyed reading our System Cooling and Case Cutting guide. And if you enjoyed this guide, just wait till you see what we're working for next time! :)
Thanks go out to Greg "Dyre" Heasley for bringing tools and volunteering his fingers to be chopped off.. heh..
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