Does this case support room for a optical drive? I need to make sure so I can install Windows 8.1
1707829
this case has 5 5.25 inch bays in it, meaning that it could support 5 optical drives if you really wanted it to. You could also have a drawer, a usb hub, a card reader, and an upgraded fan controller if you wanted it. I highly recommend buying it.
1707830
There are two full sized slots available, so yes provided you don't have those filled.
767951
As I recall, the external 5.25" bay has a spring loaded hinged door for use with an optical drive. I think it was not something one could easily remove. The bay also had a plastic button with a hinge for pressing the optical drive's manual tray control. This is one of the reasons I chose to go with a different case.
198468
Most optical drives have tiny "hook" like protrusions around the edges that will hold the CD in place in a vertical configuration. I've only used my optical drive for two DVDs so far with this case but I haven't had any issues with the CD's at all and they don't fall out while the disk tray is moving since they're held in place by those protrusions. I would examine your optical drive and see if they have it. There are usually 4 one in each corner.
1558794
It would be a little weird. At a minimum the optical drive would be sideways, making watching movies a bit awkward. It would also look a little odd with the feet on one side, although they are fairly small and flush. Biggest issue is that this case is MUCH bigger than a normal HTPC case; it's at least the size of a large integrated receiver amp - 16+ inches wide and over 8 inches tall laying on its side. If that's not a problem for your space, though, I think it'd work fine. It has decent ventilation on the "sides" and none on the "bottom", which is I think what you'd want.
2094297
Almost all cases don't include optical drives, this one included. It does have a couple bays that you can mount optical drives to, however.
668648
Yep. There is a mount at the bottom of the case that will take a 2.5 or 3.5 inch drive. You can also get adapters to put a 2.5 in any 3.5 slot.Specifically on this case, you may want to watch this quick unboxing and feature review video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v;=qJutw4eyvJ4
2075558
It should. My drive is bigger physically than yours so the case is a better match for yours than it was for mine. I had no problem with the electronic components, just the box itself.
1278811
I can't tell you yes or no, but the case itself is quite small. I had trouble fitting all of my things in there, I don't know how I even got my motherboard in there.
1089651
Without knowing the size of the drive I can not answer. Look at the description for the product and it should give you the inside dimensions of the case to see whether it will fit or not.
1220568
Absolutely. Windows 8 will recognize any external optical drives for you to install any software or listen to music.
668646
Yep. There is a mount at the bottom of the case that will take a 2.5 or 3.5 inch drive. You can also get adapters to put a 2.5 in any 3.5 slot. Specifically on this case, you may want to watch this quick unboxing and feature review video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qJutw4eyvJ4
1407332
If you don't need an optical drive, you'll be able to put in an ssd and hdd, with the appropriate adapter to put one of them where the optical drive normally goes. Having said that, I will mention that I was not particularly pleased with the quality of this case, or lack thereof, and design of this case. I found, for example, that there was no way to avoid having the processor cooling fins on an Intel DM-510 motherboard pushing on the SATA cable for the HDD. I replace the case with a Lian-Li PC-Q07, a better design and better build quality, in my opinion.
1583845
This case accepts standard desktop form factor optical drives which are 5.25" but doesn't have a full size opening on the case front. It does have an opening large enough for the tray to eject and it comes with an aluminium bezel that you can attach to "any" drive.
701338
No this case doesn't support an internal optical drive. I have this case an I use an external optical drive for it. The case is amazing though!
2047012
Yes, it has three 5.25" optical drive bays (behind the door). The case has a door on the front to control noise.
76921
It looks like it should. Your pc has SATA interface now for its optical drive, if I read the literature correctly. I think the issue would be the OS your are using and if you have the proper drivers for the interface between the OS and the drive.
399816
yes..it is a typical ATX case, therefore you can put in 2 optical drives a floppy, or media card reader and something like 6 hard drives (although they would be quite close together)