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Aluminum LCD Mobile Rack ATN-999
November 25th, 2003
Author: Tekime - tekime@fury-tech.com
Overview Two
The casing itself is all aluminum, whereas the front 'bezel' is plastic. While it didn't feel like
it was engineered to a superb level of protection, it still had a sturdy feel to it and I didn't find
any parts that looked very breakable or flimsy. Aside from the lock of course, I'm sure if anyone
wanted to get in, a few minutes and a screwdriver would be more than sufficient.
Looking at the underside of the mobile rack, we can see the small intake fan that will help cool our
drive once installed. A quasi-duct system has air being pulled from the rear of the unit. While
it would be harder to engineer properly, cool air from the front-side of the case would be a lot better
than recirculating warm air from the case over the drive. This isn't a major flaw, but it's something
to consider. We can also see a standard ATA 100/133 IDE connector, and 4-pin Molex plug for power.
The Molex will supply power to the hard drive, the LED, and the fan.
Removing the chassis is as simple as pulling the handle up on the front, and drawing the unit towards
you.
With the chassis completely separated from the rack,we can see what looks like a female Centronics
connector. This connector of course leads from the IDE connector on the rear of the unit to the IDE
header on the inside which the drive will plug into.
We gain access to the chassis by pressing a small tab at one end and sliding the cover off. It came
off fairly easy and when in place appeared to be a snug fit.
Once we have the unit opened up we find the only accessories we get with the ATN-999: a small
instruction manual, two keys, and a few screws. Not that we need much more than this, and not that
we should expect much more than this for a generic mobile rack, but it is fairly minimal all
the same.
Now that we have explored the unit it's time to get this baby installed. Let's see how the ATN-999
handles itself when we put it to the task...
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