HELP! How do I change out the I/O Panel in an Antec 660B case?

cbolton

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Sep 10, 2002
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Hi Everyone,

I have just started building my first computer and everything was going pretty well. However, I pulled the mobo out if it's protective bag and the I/O ports on the back of the mobo do not match the standard Antec case I/O panel. My Asus board came with an I/O panel - how do I remove the one already in the case? I started pulling at one of the corners and it didn't seem to want to come up too easily. I figured before trying to muscle it out I would get some advice on how to do it right.

On another note - I purchased two 18 inch round IDE cables for two devices each. I need four devices total and only have two IDE channels. These cables are definitely not going to work because I cannot connect the slave and master together they are too far apart - I am going to purchase 2 36 inch round cables and that should do the trick. There is going to be a lot of slack in the cable though between the slave drive and the mobo - is there a safe way to tie together some of the slack on the cable?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
 

mechBgon

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The I/O panel is installed from the inside of the case. To remove it, push inwards while prying at the edge with a flat screwdriver.

36" IDE cables sound like a bad idea. That's double the max specified for ATA66 and above, as far as I know. Sorry to be a wet towel... :(
 

cbolton

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Sep 10, 2002
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Hey thanks - that worked. The I/O panel popped right off and I inserted the new one.

Yeah - I think I may skip the 36" cables - trying to reconfigure the drives in the case to get them as close as possible...

Thanks again for you help - that much closer to gaming!