Photos: Internal, HDD Installation
A quick view of the bottom reveals the for screw holes, sans rubber feet.
With the bottom of the enclosure slid off, you can see the SATA connector. You can also see the venting along the right and left side of the enclosure. Its not a huge amount of airflow, but every little bit helps.
With the plastic door flipped out of the way underneath the drive area. You get a clear view of the battery pack, and Controller board.
After Pulling off the other side of the enclosure we see the Wi-Fi antennas which are stuck to the top of the enclosure.
A close up of the board reveals two unused headers. A four pin, and six pin.
So now that we know what the internal look like. Lets slap a drive in there and see how it works.
Putting a drive into the enclosure is a fairly quick and painless process. The bottom simply slides off to open the compartment. Don’t let this scare you though. When fully assembled the enclosure will not be snapping apart on you during your travels.
With the mounting hardware install on the drive, its ready to be installed into the enclosure. Which consists of four thumbscrews, with rubber grommets around them to act as a vibration damper. Getting the drive to this point takes no time at all. You can easily install the thumbscrews and grommets without any tools at all.
You simply slide the connector onto the drive. Then rest the screw/grommet combo into the pockets in the case.
With the drive all nestled into the enclosure its time to slide the bottom back into place. Then insert the four screw that hold it all snugly together.
You might notice that the screws appear to be sticking up somewhat over the edge of the case. This is partly due to the cable tension putting the drive up some. However there are also small pocket spaces on the inside of the bottom cover. Which they rest in. This leaves just the right amount of space for a small amount of airflow through the bottom of the enclosure. The top of the case also features a similar air vent setup.
