Can anyone who owns an Antec 902 case do me a big favor?

Special K

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I have been having issues with static on the front audio jack of my Antec 902, so I took the top panel of the case off and removed the front module to inspect it for any obvious defects. I didn't find any, but now I realize I don't remember where all these screws go that held the thing together and to the top panel of the case. The screws are not all the same, and I'm a bit hesitant to start randomly trying to fit screws in the holes because I don't want to strip a screw or ruin the threading of one of the screw holes, which has happened in the past.

Would anyone who owns this case be willing to take the top panel off and snap a pic or 2 of what the front module looks like when it is correctly screwed into the top panel of the case?
 

Mwing

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sorry i dun have a 902, but static noise could happen becoz of the electricity in the case, are you sure you have a ground wire connected somewhere in the case?
 

picdriver

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Did you sort out your sound? & by static noise did you mean interference in general like squealing etc?

Anyway only ended up here wanting to find out how to get access to my front jack & ended up on your thread.....On searching it seems a problem with the antec 900 case (for one) as apparently the Jack is earthed twice causing a "loop"..(so I've read)..it's earthed at the mobo I think....& earthed again to the case.....diagrams I've seen show a white "earth" cable lonking the front audio Jack to the front usb. It seems you cut this to sever the second Audio earthing & seems to work for those who tried it....However this is on the 900 case....I've still not got into my 902 to see if it's the same....(can't get screwdriver to rear screws without taking mobo out)..Anyway....tried the next best thing I could think of....Theres a black wire (which is obviously to earth) inside case coming from the front jack area & is screwed to the roof of inside case...(probably with one of the screws that hold the top on) I disconnected this & the interference is way less. Not sure where the usb ports stand with grounding after this..unless they are also grounded at mobo...surely they must be?

Not taking any credit for any of this it's all been found on the net...anyway...hope this helps someone as it did me.

ps..I take it you got your screws bakc in by this time lol :)
 
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