The InWin A500 and its sibling cases use a proprietary I/O shield design. Instead of snapping in like current ATX cases, or being retained by screws like some early ATX cases, it uses two tabs to hold the shield in place.
And although the opening looks big enough to snap a modern I/O shield in place, it’s not actually the right size to do so. IIRC, it’s too narrow.
I want to make my vintage builds look like vintage builds, including proper I/O shields in ATX cases. But what are you to do when your second PC was in an InWin A500 case and you can’t find the proper I/O shield or an existing 3D model to print one?
You ask the TD community for help, that’s what!
I have an InWin A500 case that needs an I/O shield. Despite several saved searches to try to catch any I/O shields that get listed, I’ve yet to spot an InWin one by itself. I’ve seen one or two in a case, but the price was prohibitive.
I’m hoping someone might have one already that could either create a 3D model, or maybe get the community the data needed (dimensions and some good photographs) so we can start to create 3D models. Then all these InWin cases that show up on eBay without shields can one again Rick an awesome vintage build!
Who’s in?
And although the opening looks big enough to snap a modern I/O shield in place, it’s not actually the right size to do so. IIRC, it’s too narrow.
I want to make my vintage builds look like vintage builds, including proper I/O shields in ATX cases. But what are you to do when your second PC was in an InWin A500 case and you can’t find the proper I/O shield or an existing 3D model to print one?
You ask the TD community for help, that’s what!
I have an InWin A500 case that needs an I/O shield. Despite several saved searches to try to catch any I/O shields that get listed, I’ve yet to spot an InWin one by itself. I’ve seen one or two in a case, but the price was prohibitive.
I’m hoping someone might have one already that could either create a 3D model, or maybe get the community the data needed (dimensions and some good photographs) so we can start to create 3D models. Then all these InWin cases that show up on eBay without shields can one again Rick an awesome vintage build!
Who’s in?
