How to locate the Additional Drive Bays in a Lian Li ATX 205 Case

Description: This article will show you how to locate the additional drive bays in a Lian Li ATX 205 Case. This allows you to install or remove additional drives.

  1. Position the case so the back of the case is facing you. Remove the side panel on the left by removing the two screws on the back of the case.
    back of case
  2. Once this is removed, you can see the case shroud, the 3.5” drive bays, and the 2.5” drive mounts.
    case drive bays
  3. Carefully remove the glass panel by removing the two screws in the back of the case.
    case screws glass panel
  4. Remove the two screws in the back of the case that secure the shroud in place.
    shroud screw removal
  5. Remove the filter to reveal the hidden center screw and remove this.
    filter hidden screw
  6. Slide the shroud panel towards the back to remove.
    From here, you can access the 3.5” slide mounts and install your 3.5” drives
    access drives mounts
  7. Optional
    Due to the way the Lian Li 205 ATX case is constructed, the 3.5” bay assembly can be rotated to create easier access.
    There are four screws on the bottom of the case that will need to be removed.
    bottom four screws
  8. Once it’s removed, you can rotate the orientation of the drive assembly so hard drives can slide out the open-ended side of the shroud.
    drive assembly out correct side

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