BitFenix Ronin Case Review

The Disk Drive Bays

The BitFenixRonin has three external 5.25” bays and six internal 3.5”/2.5” bays in two cages. You can install 5.25” and 3.5” devices without the use of screws or tools.

Figure 16: Disk drive bays

The three 5.25” bays use a simple locking mechanism, shown in Figure 17.

Figure 17: 5.25” bays locking mechanism

Three of the six 3.5”/2.5” bays are in a removable cage, as you can see in Figure 18.

Figure 18: Drive cage

Each 3.5”/2.5” bay is actually a small drawer, and they come with rubber rings to reduce the vibration and noise produced by 3.5” hard disk drives, and 2.5” drives must be attached to the drawer using simple screws.

Figure 19: One of the 3.5”/2.5” bays

The Ronin comes with an adapter that allows the user to install a 3.5” or 2.5” drive in a 5.25” bay. This adapter also allows the installation of an 80 mm or 140 mm fan under it.

Figure 20: 5.25” bay adapter