Thermaltake Soprano
4. Inside the Soprano
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The interior of the Soprano is rather simple. The case contains two 120mm fans (one at the rear and one in the front) and a 90mm fan on the Side Panel.
The orange colored rear fan... |
The front panel fan has a washable dust filter, which can be removed after the second front panel has been taken off. It is strongly recommended that the dust filter be cleaned frequently to avoid any loss in ventilation performance.
the washable dust filter... |
A classic orientation for the Hard Discs, however it might be difficult to install HDDs, if you have an SLI system, due to the limited space between the VGA cards and the HDDs.
the HDD case... | the HDD is too close to the VGA card... |
A convenient feature is the locking mechanism for expansion cards which doesn't require a screwdriver.
Screwless slots for easy assembling... |
Unfortunately, the top panel USB 2.0, FireWire and Audio connection wiring, requires some fiddling around when connectiing to the motherboard, because the connectors are separated into single wires. You have to painstakingly locate and connect each pin, one by one.
USB 2.0, FireWire, Audio connectors... |
Another feature on the Soprano case is the chassis security intrusion detector, which alerts the user when the side panel opens by accident, preventing any damage that might occur. This intrusion detector is located on the left of the case, between the side panel and the case, and is a small switch that closes when the side panel is installed.
chassis intrusion detector... |
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