I don't own a shuttle yet but I'm thinking of getting one. Can you guy extra Shuttle Drive Bay Covers? 5.25 and 3.5"? Would be nice for modding purposes. Are the drive bay covers just the acrylic pieces? I assume any color comes from the paper backing. In that case can you just use the replacement front panels to get extra covers? http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/product.php?view=5423 Then again, the design paper has to be sandwitched between the acrylic and some other thing, probably aluminum. That back part wouldn't come in the replacement kit :/. How do the bay covers stay on normally? Doesn't look like there are any tabs to hold it in place. About the heatpipe fan - I know it is thermally regulated so that it runs after when the temperature is warm, etc. The fan looks like it just plugs into a mobo header (3 pin). Can the fan be replaced and the new fan just plugged into the same place and still be thermally regulated as before?
Yeah, you just get the acrylic. The colour doesn't come from the backing as the acrylic is normally tinted. A clear front is really good, allows to have photos and images as your cover The acrylic is connected by screws to aluminium plates. These in turn are connected to the case with screws. You don't really need a new backing plate if you're going to stealth drives. As long as you're careful you shouldn't have a problem.
Yes the fan can be replaced and still be regulated. There's also another fan header on the motherboard that can be regulated.
