The HX08 out of its' packing. Beautiful, isn't it??		Back view of the HX08

The case arrives!!! Without any delays, I quickly unpacked it to check on the accessories that came with it. Here's a quick list:

1. Aopen HX08 Full Tower Case
2. 4 X Foot Stand
3. 2 X Foot Base
4. 1 X ATX I/O Shield/Bracket
5. 2 X Rubber Motherboard Stand/Rest
6. 10 X Brass Stand-Offs
7. and a bunch of screws.

Side view of the HX08. Note the 3.5" drive cages under the 5.25" bays and above the PS Unit.		Aopen's very own 300Watts PSU with "Noise-Killer".

After confirming that all the accessories, I proceed to remove all the side panels, top panels and the hard disk cages, as I won't be using them to mount the hard disk. My two IBM hard disks would be mounted at the 3rd and 4th 5.25" bays, together with my home-made HDD coolers!!! The Aopen incorporates a slide-out motherboard tray which enables future upgrading and maintenance to be carried out easily.

The slide-out motherboard tray design of the HX08.		The HX08 stripped down and ready for operation "Dremel Mayhem"!!!!!

OK, enough about the case. I'm sure most of you knows about it. Heck, some of you even own one!!! Let's get to the tools and accessories required for this operation.

Tools and Accessories >>