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5TH SECTION :-MOTHERBOARD MOUNTING
One major problem with lubic frames is you only get a clear plastic motherboard mount & nothing for the I/O area or PCI & PCI Express cards, so I am using an old case rear
for the support & protection
& also makes life a lot easier for making the rear panels later on.
The old case rear has had the motherboard tray removed by drilling out the rivets, then it was sparyed in primer & "Poseidon Blue".
To fix this to the base took
some planning & testing & the easiest was to fix a combinded 544mm length up one
side of the panel to provide support for it & the case when built. This was then held in place with 3 screws. To provide a fixing to the base, a 4mm hole was drilled to allow a 90 degree bracket to be mounted, as this will now allow the panel to fit flush
against the back of the case & help secure the rear panel to the base.
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To allow the motherboard tray to sit in the right position some modification had to be done to the rear panel by cutting out 25mm off one edge of the panel & a 8mm X 12mm piece to allow a lubic channel to sit in the right place. To provide a solid base for the tray I fixed one end to the rear of the base & fixed the other
with a support across the base so it would not move when the motherboard was mounted.
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6TH SECTION :- REMAING BASE BUILDING
To finish the base off I fitted a 448mm channel to make a central support & also to provide the other
mounting points for the LHS inner panel & also the HDD holder.
I then fitted two 144mm channels to the central support to give me the area where the HDD holder
will go & all the necessary fixing points for the Lexan base & accessories going in the case & a final 448mm was used to complete the base & this had chrome brackets fitted on each edge.
The fixings points 1 & 2 are for the HDD holder, No.'s 3 & 4 are for the RHS fixing of the inner panel & No.'s 5 & 6 are for the LHS inner channel.
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