Antec Sonata II Owners - Help!

DannyDiplo · 30 Jan 2006 at 09:58

Just built myself a system around the Antec Sonata II case and I'm really happy with it, great case. I also bought a Akasa 120mm case fan to mount as a front inlet fan, as the Sonata specs says, "1 front 120mm case fan (optional) 25mm thick". Now, I may be being a complete dumbass here, but I just can't see where to fit this 120mm fan! I removed the front bezel and the slide-out filter, but couldn't see anywhere to mount it.

Can anyone point me in the right direction, please? Cheers!

DannyDiplo · 30 Jan 2006 at 11:43

Ahhh, I see what you mean... Yeah, that would work and it seems like the only possible place to put it, too! It's not what I would call an ideal position, but I'll try it out. Thanks!

DannyDiplo · 31 Jan 2006 at 14:06

Can't you use those rubbery-plastic 'screw' things, like they use for the rear outlet fan? There are 4 spare ones along with all the case screws etc. Haven't tried yet as I'm still monitoring my system temps to see whether to bother. Currently system temp hasn't exceeded 40c so might not be arsed

DannyDiplo · 31 Jan 2006 at 15:32

I've never seen 'em for sale, but then I've never really looked! I guess you might be able to find something similair at a hardware/DIY store. Or you could just improvise! A fan isn't too heavy, so you might even be able to get away with some kind of silicon sealant to "glue" it in place.

DannyDiplo · 31 Jan 2006 at 16:46

I just left it off. It's easy to remove and, IMO, it just restricts airflow. I guess the only advantage would be that it might offer some acoustic damping. As you say, you'd soon get pee'd off having to remove it all the time everytime you wanted to mess around inside.