Never mind cutting up the drive cage (it would be nice if it could be disassembled).

I SpeedStep to min. in the BIOS for my Intel Dual Pentium E2200 and I disabled the slot fan. Temps stay around 35 - 45*C almost silent.

Woooohooooo!!!

The little slot fan failed. The one I bought from frys is very loud I am going to cut the brackets under the DVD drive so that my 120mm Scythe fits.

Good luck.

The case was quiet enough at first; a soft whoosh from the PSU fan in the living room was acceptable even by the wife, who is easily irritated by the noises that computers make. Original setup: 1. Maxtor IDE drive 2. ECS 945 board w/E2200 dual pentium 3. 2 GB RAM 4. provided slot fan not installed W...