The first part of this project is pretty simple. Installing the Ultimate Hard Drive Cooler is a 5 minute operation. Like I stated in the first page, my hard drive is mounted at the top of the In Win Q500 case. The floppy drive is also mounted there, to the front. To make this install really overkill, I put heatsink compound between the heatsink and the hard drive.

Installing the Global Win I-Storm was the hardest part of the project. Mudzy® had to use a plasma cutter to cut the back opening. If you don't have access to such a cutting tool, you can use a Dermal or jig saw with a metal cutting blade. 

Before Mudzy® started cutting, he put 2 small rivets between the stamped sheet metal of the top cover. You can see them in the above photo next to the I-Storm. This prevented the unit from flying apart during the cutting process. After cutting, we test fit the unit and use a metal file to get rid of excess metal that was preventing the I-Storm from sliding in. Once the fit was perfect, the I-Storm was glue in place with some hot glue.

Here is the finished setup. Looks like some space docking station. The I-Storm looks a lot better at the back of the case than it does sticking out a 5.25" drive bay. Those metal slots that runs along the side of the top cover are not sealed off. They act as exhaust ports to take out the air from the I-Storm.

Overall, I'm very happy with the results. The system gives my computer a unique look and the I-Storm is so quiet it doesn't add any noise to the computer. Not that I can hear it anyway with all the other fans in it. :-)

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