Cooler Master HAF X Case Review

The Disk Drive Bays

HAF X comes with four external 5.25” bays, two external hot-swap bays for 3.5” and 2.5” hard disk drives and SSDs and five internal 3.5” bays. The internal bays use screwless installation mechanisms, with the hard drives being installed inside little drawers with rubber rings to prevent the vibration produced by the hard drives from generate noise. The top-most internal 3.5” bay comes with a 3.5”-to-2.5” adapter, allowing you to install a 2.5” storage device there.

Figure 17: Disk drive bays.

The two hot-swap bays are one of the highlight of the product. Each bay has a drawer where the hard drive or SSD must be installed using regular screws.

Figure 18: The hot-swap bays.

Figure 19: The hot-swap bays.

Figure 20: One of the drawers from the hot-swap bays.

You can, if you want, remove the hot-swap cage to get two extra 5.25” bays.