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A good home for your
hardware: Based on ATX
form factor motherboard specifications providing a full 13x13” of
surface area for total accommodation of all motherboards from micro ATX
to large extended ATX (server) motherboards.
The motherboard is perfectly secure on the upper shelf with a
high friction rubberized standoff system that supports the motherboard
1/4" off the bench surface (accommodates CPU cooler back plates and
increases air circulation). Nylon guide posts position the motherboard
perfectly on the Tech Station. AGP/PCI cards are securely locked in
place with thumbscrews so the motherboard is safe yet available for
hands-on work and is easily removed.
Hard Drive
Storage/Cooling Rail System:
Slide the HDD's in/out on smooth
non-conductive acrylic rails. Two
standard 3.5" hard drives can be
easily inserted, protected and cooled by rails suspended under the top
shelf. One end of the HDD Rails open to catch air from the 120mm cooling
fan, a nylon stopper keeps the drive from making contact with the fan.
No
loose AGP/PCI add-in cards!
The AGP/PCI
support brace solves the problem of loose motherboard add-in cards,
loose cards can damage circuitry. The brace
offers universal support for all add-in cards - blocking no cables or
connections, and has some lateral flexibility to make adding/removing
cards easy. Nylon thumb screws twist into the top of the brace and are
positioned at ATX form factor spec locations so the AGP card and six PCI
cards can be locked in place. The support brace can also be removed,
flipped over and turned to support BTX form factor.
Bottom shelf,
load it up:
The lower shelf is for stacking
the drives and power supply. Includes a neoprene mat to make the entire
shelf a non-slip and non-conductive work surface. There
is plenty of real estate here to hold optical, extra hard disks and
floppy drives.
Power the PC On/Off and monitor HDD activity:
Plugging
directly onto the motherboard, The ATX Control Kit takes
the place of the computer case power and reset switches, power and hard
disk drive activity lights, and system warning speaker so that PC
hardware can operate totally independent of a standard computer case.
Non-conductive materials:
The Tech
Station is made of non-electrically conductive, scratch-resistant, high
grade polymers. (The
bench can hold over 150 lbs!)
Metal screws and brackets are not exposed in sensitive areas, the
motherboard rests on protective rubber standoffs, the lower shelf has a
non-slip neoprene work mat, and the test bench sits on non-slip
thermoplastic rubber feet. No worries of frying your hardware
like with a metal bench.
Keep things cool:
A 120mm 12v fan
positioned on the left side forcing air over heat sensitive components
on the motherboard and the Hard Disk Drive(s)
mounted under the top shelf. A finger guard is included but the fan can
accommodate one on both sides.
Lots of room to work:
With the motherboard on the top
shelf there are no height restrictions for CPU heatsinks and all the
motherboard components can be changed very easily!
The height between shelves is 7” offering enough room for all your
optical drives, power supply, and even more hard drives if needed.
120mm Fan blowing over motherboard
on top and hard drives below! |
ATX
Control Kit |
Secure Motherboard Standoffs |
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