here is a video of the movement in action (2.15mb) - right click save as

In order to get the optical drives into the case with both brackets you have to remove the front of the case. After some failed attempts I e-mailed Mr. Hsiao about it and he said he had screwed the front of the case shut for the review sample and that this wouldn’t happen with the retail packages. He told me there were a total of six screws so I went ahead and removed them.

I tried again to remove the front of the case and it still wouldn’t budge. I tried squeezing the tips of the plastic holders and pulling in all sorts of angles but it was no use. I considered asking my friend to help pinch the plastic holders while I pulled but then I realized it shouldn’t take two people to open a case. After pulling harder and harder one of the plastic holders popped off. When that happened I decided to give up trying to take off the front of the case and just make do with what I could.

Since I couldn’t fit the optical drive in with both brackets I fit it in with one. You can see the gap below on the left side where the bracket is attached to the optical drive. Having to resort to this measure speaks very poorly of the case and I really hope it doesn’t find its way to retailers in this condition.

Removable Motherboard Tray – Not removable