SilverStone LC10-M (Home Theater PC) Case

Removal of the Lascala 10M's cover was a matter of loosening four screws on the rear.  With the cover removed, we see a tight but not cramped component area.  The cross member you see below serves an important role.  Even though the case is constructed of steel, you want to have things supported as much as possible in case several other component are stacked on top.

We mentioned the single 5.25" exposed drive bay already.  With the case open, we find another 5.25" bay but this one is concealed.  Short of installing a hard drive here with adapters, I'm at a loss as to the purpose of this.  Next to the 5.25" tray we find a small hard drive rack that can accept up to three drives.  This rack is easily enough removed for quick drive mounting.

A fourth drive rack was found hiding underneath the 5.25" tray.  This rack is slid out after a single screw is loosened.  This slide out design is reminiscent of AOpen's XC Cube's drive access.

Circulation

Once inside the SilverStone Lascala 10M, we get a better look at the cooling fans.  The front mounted 80mm is rated at 2050 RPM producing 21 dBA.  The rear two 60mm fans are rated at 3600 RPM producing 25dBA.  (Unfortunately, I was unable to find exactly how many CFM of air these moved.)  As we discovered under power, these three fans do an adequate job of venting air but were unfortunately far from being silent.

Other stuff

Aside from the aluminum drive stealth plate you get a bag of screws, power adapters, a remote controller, batteries (for the controller) and software to be used with the controller.

Below are a few up close and personal shots of what the controller looks like.  As you can see, most functions are programmed with the software to be only one click away.

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