Computer case modding secrets revealed! Dremel wizardry unmasked! Every step illustrated, this walkthrough will teach you to hand-cut a window that will look as good as a factory cut.

The first hard drive window was just for practice, this one I did for the folks at PCAnswers magazine. And this time you can see the whole process with a full pictorial walkthrough.

A case mod in progress. Give me a Dremel tool and a few hours, and look out.
Acrylic etched by a high-speed cutting bit.

A quick story about picking up some inexpensive diamond cutoff wheels and other bits for my Dremel.

Vinyl dye saves the day. Another basic black and blue LED mod (yawn). The highlight is the black CD-ROM drive trays. This is now officially “old school” modding, but I’m keeping it around.

Possibly pointless, but still kinda cool. After a year, this drive still worked. (It eventually died after about two years of use in its modified condition.)