I didn't try using a knife, but I tried screwdriver. After pressing on the release tab a couple times it got so weak that when I touched it I could tell it was going to come off so I just removed it.
Nearly completed my build over the weekend, need to add one more 2TB drive that I need to pull out of another machine.
Overall I am happy with the server. Very quiet and easy to build in, for the most part.
Taking the motherboard out is a bit of a hassle...my master SAS cable would not come...
Thanks for the heads up OP. I plan to put my Vantec EZ-Swap 3.5-5.25 in the top bay with the 250GB drive and then populate the 4 open slots with various 2TB & 1TB drives.
Not a bad system for the money, also considering you get a 250GB drive as well, which if you had to buy separately nowadays...
Ya it was $82 when I posted it. I picked up a couple at BestBuy for some other rigs that were rocking onboard sound. I live in CA so it was actually cheaper to do BestBuy then the Egg.
You really shouldn't. The Santa Clara store is a few miles from my house, that store is so dangerous. I went in for a $18 DVD burner and walked out with basically enough components to build a rig. Combine that with the Fry's in Sunnyvale which is less than 10 mins away from MicroCenter and it...
Just completed my transfer from a HAF-X to my FT02S-W.
Couple of downsides from switching have been...
1. Not enough room behind the motherboard to route all my cables. I knew this going in and knew it was going to be a challenge and it sure did prove to be one. The cables on my Corsair...