Comments on: New Workstation- Part 1 Antec P182 Case http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/ Modern Art makes me want to rock out Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:41:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: TTom http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/comment-page-1/#comment-142559 TTom Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:33:36 +0000 http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/#comment-142559 Build a P182 recently and the manual is indeed terrible. But in the meantime Antec released the P183 which is almost identical. For that they have finally produced a good manual with pictures. It's on the Antec website. Build a P182 recently and the manual is indeed terrible. But in the meantime Antec released the P183 which is almost identical. For that they have finally produced a good manual with pictures. It’s on the Antec website.

]]> By: Winter PC Cleaning » Alex Hopmann’s Blog http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/comment-page-1/#comment-125108 Winter PC Cleaning » Alex Hopmann’s Blog Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:15:40 +0000 http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/#comment-125108 [...] years ago I built my new workstation using top of the line parts of the day. At the time a 3ghz (overclocked to 3.66-4ghz) quad-core CPU with 4GB RAM was pretty much top of [...] [...] years ago I built my new workstation using top of the line parts of the day. At the time a 3ghz (overclocked to 3.66-4ghz) quad-core CPU with 4GB RAM was pretty much top of [...]

]]> By: Todd http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/comment-page-1/#comment-95341 Todd Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:14:03 +0000 http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/#comment-95341 God bless you and your wonderful digital pictures!! I was ready to toss my new P182 case out the window. I did the same thing - putting my mounting rails on backwards. It seems intuitive to mount them that way, and of course the manual is silent about what to do. Thanks to your blog, I got it straightened out. God bless you and your wonderful digital pictures!! I was ready to toss my new P182 case out the window. I did the same thing - putting my mounting rails on backwards. It seems intuitive to mount them that way, and of course the manual is silent about what to do. Thanks to your blog, I got it straightened out.

]]> By: JimBob http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/comment-page-1/#comment-25948 JimBob Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:13:20 +0000 http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/#comment-25948 Hi - Thank you Thank you Thank you. I spent more than an hour trying to work out, and trying every combination, as to why the the DVD would not fit flush into the 5.25 bay. When you look at the hard drive bays, it seems logical to assume that the 5.25' drives should have the brackets mounted the same way, but NO! Nil points for Antec's naff instructions in the manual. A simple picture would suffice! My Antec P182 came with the extra fan but was not fitted, but cheers for the heads up. Top effort! Hi - Thank you Thank you Thank you. I spent more than an hour trying to work out, and trying every combination, as to why the the DVD would not fit flush into the 5.25 bay. When you look at the hard drive bays, it seems logical to assume that the 5.25′ drives should have the brackets mounted the same way, but NO!

Nil points for Antec’s naff instructions in the manual. A simple picture would suffice!

My Antec P182 came with the extra fan but was not fitted, but cheers for the heads up.

Top effort!

]]> By: BossDrum http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/comment-page-1/#comment-18768 BossDrum Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:03:35 +0000 http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/#comment-18768 I agree that the lack of space and a "fan guard" on the lower fan does make it very hard to get drive cables positioned without blocking the fan. Having said that, I STRONGLY recommend taking the time and effort to route the cables such the the fan is operational. In my case that meant using twist ties to "bundle" the 4 SATA together cables up into the mobo compartment and running the power cables through the "notch" at the bottom rear of the case. In my case running Windows Home Server with 4 SATA drives down below I had drive temperatures of 149°-164°F without the fan (granted, it was a pretty warm day). Enabling the fan brought temperatures down to 109°-116°F within 45 minutes and under the same disk load. I agree that the lack of space and a “fan guard” on the lower fan does make it very hard to get drive cables positioned without blocking the fan.

Having said that, I STRONGLY recommend taking the time and effort to route the cables such the the fan is operational. In my case that meant using twist ties to “bundle” the 4 SATA together cables up into the mobo compartment and running the power cables through the “notch” at the bottom rear of the case.

In my case running Windows Home Server with 4 SATA drives down below I had drive temperatures of 149°-164°F without the fan (granted, it was a pretty warm day). Enabling the fan brought temperatures down to 109°-116°F within 45 minutes and under the same disk load.

]]> By: Little Mike http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/comment-page-1/#comment-18733 Little Mike Sat, 31 May 2008 19:49:30 +0000 http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/#comment-18733 Thank you for this! I couldn't figure out why my DVD burner would not sit flush for the life of me! Now I know that you have to spin the rails around so that the clips face front. I completely agree with you too that the instructions suck. "Outside of the case" to me means the left and right sides, not the front or back :P Thank you for this! I couldn’t figure out why my DVD burner would not sit flush for the life of me! Now I know that you have to spin the rails around so that the clips face front.

I completely agree with you too that the instructions suck. “Outside of the case” to me means the left and right sides, not the front or back :P

]]> By: ralph http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/comment-page-1/#comment-18232 ralph Sun, 18 May 2008 11:19:37 +0000 http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/#comment-18232 I have a P182, I think its fine. My PSU fits perfectly in the PSU cage with no overhang out the back and all the cables are all plenty long enough to go around the back. I have all SATA cables in the bottom drive bay and no fan fouling going on at all. I think you must have a big PSU, and some recalcitrant cables. As to the fans... I wondered about their reasoning for this too. If it bothers me I'll replace them. As to Mac cases being better - well try opening a PowerMac 8500 (I had one... to install memory the whole thing needed disassembly) and my QuickSilver G4 was OK... but cramped/awkward with the mobo folded out for putting more HDs etc. Mac Mini case anyone? ;-) Apple has some nice cases and design, but unlike aftermarket PC case mfgs they know EXACTLY whats going in them and that stuff goes in at manufacture time. I have a P182, I think its fine.
My PSU fits perfectly in the PSU cage with no overhang out the back and all the cables are all plenty long enough to go around the back. I have all SATA cables in the bottom drive bay and no fan fouling going on at all.
I think you must have a big PSU, and some recalcitrant cables.
As to the fans… I wondered about their reasoning for this too. If it bothers me I’ll replace them.
As to Mac cases being better - well try opening a PowerMac 8500 (I had one… to install memory the whole thing needed disassembly) and my QuickSilver G4 was OK… but cramped/awkward with the mobo folded out for putting more HDs etc. Mac Mini case anyone? ;-)
Apple has some nice cases and design, but unlike aftermarket PC case mfgs they know EXACTLY whats going in them and that stuff goes in at manufacture time.

]]> By: Alex http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/comment-page-1/#comment-16949 Alex Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:18:44 +0000 http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/#comment-16949 The trick I used for the hard-drives in the lower bay is that I removed the extra fan in-between those drives and the power supply. The cables just don't work with that fan in there. So far things appear to be running sufficiently cool... The trick I used for the hard-drives in the lower bay is that I removed the extra fan in-between those drives and the power supply. The cables just don’t work with that fan in there. So far things appear to be running sufficiently cool…

]]> By: Mattie http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/comment-page-1/#comment-16901 Mattie Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:01:07 +0000 http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/#comment-16901 Yes, I bought a HD3870X2 and it was a real pain to get it in there. I still haven't mounted the hard drive yet because we didn't figure out how to install it in the bays below. In the upper bay it can only be mounted up or below and in both ways my graphical card couldn't get in. Now we'll have to see how to figure out that problem. Yes, I bought a HD3870X2 and it was a real pain to get it in there. I still haven’t mounted the hard drive yet because we didn’t figure out how to install it in the bays below. In the upper bay it can only be mounted up or below and in both ways my graphical card couldn’t get in. Now we’ll have to see how to figure out that problem.

]]> By: BillyBodgit http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/comment-page-1/#comment-13011 BillyBodgit Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:10:57 +0000 http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/12/17/new-workstation-part-1-antec-p182-case/#comment-13011 Aha!! So that's how I get the dvd drive in there. I would never have guessed. I was ready to dismont the mobo. I've also had problems with the screw holes on the PSU and rear mounting bracket not lining up. But thanks to your help I'm solving the problems one by one. Aha!! So that’s how I get the dvd drive in there. I would never have guessed. I was ready to dismont the mobo.

I’ve also had problems with the screw holes on the PSU and rear mounting bracket not lining up.

But thanks to your help I’m solving the problems one by one.

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