Accessories

Sunbeam included a whole phletora of accessories to get you started with the assembly of the case. There's a 4 page part list and assembly instruction included and tons of screws/stand-offs. There's also a pair of cotton gloves for the user to prevent scratching or leaving fingerprints on the case during assembly. I highly recommend you use them! :O) Sunbeam also clearly labelled the individual packs of screws and accessories to prevent you from using the wrong screw/accessory during assembly. Apart from the screws, there's also the expansion slot covers, drive bay covers for the 3.5" and 5.25" bays, a speaker and also the Power/Reset/LEDs PCB assembly.

Parts list and assembly instruction

Lots of 'em!

Clearly labelled packs

Assembly

I followed the assembly instruction included with the case and if you do the same, it should take more than an hour to get everything fixed up. The most critical component here is these 1" x 1" cubes with threaded fasteners in them. These are what the case panels would be secured onto to form the case structure. Each cube has 3 threaded fasteners to accomodate the different panels. Pay attention to the direction that these fasteners points to.

Fastener Cubes

Secure all 8 fastener cubes to the top and bottom panel first. Remember not to over-tighten the screws to prevent the acrylic from cracking under intense pressure. Here's how it should look like after all 8 fasteners are secured. The next step is to assemble the drive panels onto the top and bottom panel. Once you got that in, the case will now begin to take its' form and it can now stand upright in it's intended position. BTW, the screws used to secure these panels are the gold ones with the big flat heads, with straight slot in them.

Bottom Panel

Top Panel

Drive Panels installed

Connecting screws

Before installing the rear panel, you'll have to secure the I/O and Expansion plate onto the panel itself first. Use the self-threading screws to do this and again, do not over tighten or exert excessive force. Turn the screw clockwise a little, then counter-clockwise to ease the pressure and repeat these two steps until the screws are firmly in place. There's 11 screws altogether so be patient and take your time to do this.

Plate secured with screws

Rear Panel

Rear Panel installed

Before assembling the front panel to the case, you need to install the Power/Reset/LEDs PCB Assembly onto it first. You'l first need to install two short stand-offs and then secure the PCB assembly onto it, with the buttons and LEDs in the respective holes. Now while other acrylic cases uses ugly red button switches, Sunbeam utilized chrome buttons which looks pretty pimp if I do say so myself! ;^) The only thing lacking here is front USB/Firewire ports. Only thing left here is both the side panels which is pretty straight forward. Once you got that done, the case is now ready and looks pretty fine with all the blue printings and etches.

Power/Reset/LEDs PCB Assembly

PCB on Front Panel

Front Panel installed

Mobo-Side Panel installed

Other side panel installed

The VH Logo etching

The final touch to the case is the drive bay covers itself. They're basically just pieces of acrylics, secured to the front panel with push-pins. These pins dun actually lock the covers in place but simply just hold them there and for aesthetic purposes as well.

Push Pins

Covers in placeS

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