Yeong Yang Cetus Case 

Grouped here on the face are the power/reset buttons as well as the HDD activity and power LEDs. Directly below this is an exposed 3.5" bay for your floppy drive. The way it is integrated into the case, you won't have to worry about that boring old beige drive. Unfortunately, there is no bay cover over this. What this means, is that if you're like me and no longer use a floppy drive, you will have to stare at the inside of the case.

Moving a little lower now, we see that the Cetus case utilizes two methods for hiding your 5.25" drives. The first is a standard front door panel, which swings out revealing the four 5.25" drive bays. 

   

Built into the door is a single stealth drive bay cover for easy access to one of your drives. The manual states that there may be problems with different types of drives with this bay. It list several different manufacturers and model numbers that were tested. We did not have any problems with the drives we used, which included a Lite-On CDRW, BenQ CD-ROM, Lite-On DVD/CDRW and Asus CD-ROM.

At the bottom of the front bezel are a series of three louvers. We've seen this design before on other cases, but with the Cetus, this is more than just aesthetics at work. 

 

As with a set of Venetian blinds, these louvers can be adjusted to increase the airflow into the case. Directly behind the louvers sits a 120mm fan cage. 

While we're still on the front of the case, let's take the bezel off and see that fan cage. the bezel is removed from the inside via plastic clips through the front of the case itself. While the adjustable louvers were a surprise to me, the big surprise came when I removed the front bezel.

 

As you can see, the front bezel comes off in two separate parts, bottom and top. Not only do I find this unique, but highly practical, as you don't always have to access both the fan cage and the drive bays. 

Recessed into the front of the chassis, the fan cage is removable making it extremely easy to install your front intake fan. The rear of the front bezel is also equipped with an filter to help keep out those nasty little dust balls. It would have been nice however, if the case had come equipped with a fan, but you can always order one later.
 

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