Antec Fusion + 90 Degree SATA?

[Oakey]

Antec Fusion case... go on, humour me. How exactly are we supposed to plug any SATA cables in?

It wasn't until I'd screwed the motherboard down and almost connected everything before I realised there was not enough room to plug SATA cables in.

Even if you sacrifice one of the ports on each motherboard header and attempt to connect an L shaped cable in to the topmost SATA port there isn't enough room.

So then I unplugged everything, removed the motherboard, plugged in the SATA cables and then attempted to put it back.

Ha!

There's barely enough room and it will not go in without a struggle.

Seriously, which utter idiot designed this and failed to notice this glaring design fault?

ETA: Photo



There was more than enough space to set that partition back another centimetre giving enough space. I'm amazed this wasn't spotted. So if anyone wants to add / remove a drive they're expected to remove the motherboard are they? That's an acceptable solution is it?

[Guy]

Rather strong reaction isnt it?

Not all boards have the SATA connections flipped 90 degrees like that.

[Oakey]

perhaps but then i'd just sliced my fingers to shreds trying to get the motherboard in.

I know the case is a few years old and older motherboards of the time might still have used the older style sata but this is a case still in production with a premium price and should have been revised accordingly . Even a cut out there would have helped. None of the reviews at release pointed this out but a bit of googling shows it as a problem. Antec should have picked up on this.

with most of todays motherboards using this style it makes the case unfit for purpose. As it is I'm going to have dremel a piece out.

[jim]

Or a 90 degree SATA cable?

[Oakey]

Which is what the 6Gb SATA cable is if you look at the photo. There isn't enough space to use any of the bottom ports and a 90degree cable.

That wasn't a great photo but all those cables are completely flush witht he case