First Assembly
First job was to cut the internal power cables down to size, removing unnecessary connectors
Next mount the DVD drive, and cabling for the drive.
Then mount the motherboard on top of the drive, and connet the dvd drive.
Then finally connect the HDD and fan to the MB
Thats it really, here are four pictures showing the assembled computer from the four sides
Bottom, showing IO Ports / Fan / Blue DVD sata cable
Top. showing DVD, CPU heatsink, Hard drive
Back Side. Heatsink, CPU Fan, DVD Drive
Front Side. HDD. SATA and Power cabling. The loose black cable is the temporary power stitch.
And what it looks like in it's Almost final form. The wood is 12mm flooring (replaced due to water damage)
If you use your imagination, replace the wood for acrylic revealing brushed aluminium sides, a black mesh top with slot for dvd, black front panel with dark acrylic insets; then you should have a mental picture of the final result.
Apart from the work on the outer case, the only things that are left are the Power switch on the front, four additional USB ports mounted at the bottom, and internal wifi antennas.
I haven't planned for internal bluetooth (I think there would be room), I have chosen instead the IO Gear USB dongle, plugged in underneath is hidden from view.