SilverStone Fortress FT02 Case Review

The Disk Drive Bays

Fortress FT02 comes with four 5.25” bays featuring a very easy to use screwless retention mechanism, where all you need to do to install an optical drive is to push a big button.

Figure 13: Bays.

The main improvement from Fortress FT02 compared to Raven RV02 is on the hard drive bays. Fortress FT02 features five little drawers for you to install hard drives, with the first one (from the left to right) featuring hot-swap connectors. The hard disk drive installation does not require any screw or tool, but you can attach screws if you prefer. The holes for adding these screws are protected with rubber rings, which prevents the vibration produced by the hard drive from being propagated to the chassis.

Figure 14: 3.5” bays.

Figure 15: Hot swap connectors. Notice the noise-dampening foams.

Fortress FT02 comes with a support for installing a 2.5” device (SSDs) on the opposite side of the 5.25” bays.

No support for external 3.5” devices is provided.

Figure 16: Accessories that come with SilverStone Fortress FT02 case.