 Top Panel Buttons & LEDs
Since I'm going to be doing mostly waiting for the next 24 hours, I started looking at other things that will come "under the knife". The top panel is both cool and lame. I like the leads for the e-SATA and USB ports. I don't care about the external audio jacks, I rarely use those anyway. I don't like the original power and reset buttons, but it's nice that they're covered, but I prefer something a little more interactive. And I positively *hate* the original Power On and IDE Activity LEDs! Have you ever seen anything so lame?? It's like Enermax couldn't figure out any other place to put them on the bezel, so they just threw 'em on top there.
Since I don't plan on painting the exterior black panels, I can't just fill in those rectangular holes with Bondo, as I'd have to paint the plastic, and it would never perfectly match the metal panels. So I'm gonna glue those LEDs in there permanently--after painting them black (and of course cutting the leads to them so they won't light up). That should make them virtually unnoticeable.
I'm not sure what I'm gonna do for Power and Reset buttons...time will tell. |