Generic PWR/Reset FPAudio + USB 5.25" front panels?

CZroe

Lifer
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My old Cooler Master Stacker STC-T01 had all that stuff on a 5.25" bay device that could be moved up and down to any of the 5.25" bays. It's a bit old, probably doesn't support HDAudio, has 6 USB1.1/2.0 ports (a TON for the time) with no USB3.0, and has crap I don't need anymore (like IEEE1394 Firewire).

I've found lots of DIY case-builder's stuff like motherboard trays and such so I thought I would find a ton of generic replacement options. Unfortunately, nothing I see on eBay has more than two USB3.0 ports and none have Power/Reset. They all have card readers I don't want and have no way to mount a SSD or anything cool.

I would expect all these fancy fan controller makers to want to expand their market with things like this but it seems not. Anyone know of anything like it?
 

CZroe

Lifer
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It looks like SilverStone makes silver and black colored versions of a 3.5" bay device with 4xUSB3 and HD audio (FP32-E). I ordered the SST-FP32B-E (black version). It's kind of expensive at Newegg and Performance-PCs.com at $25, but it's the closest fit to what I'm looking for. There is plenty of room to add power/reset or fan controller knobs but I still have 6xUSB2 ports so I'm going to see if I can keep the original 5.25" FPIO panel too (block off 1294 Firewire and old non-HD audio).

Edit: Oh! There's no 2.5" mount either.
 
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