"Troy.A Johnson" wrote:
> 
> Florin,
> 
> I think that it may be an extraordinary effort to shore up a
> cheapo case. You may want to take a shot at making
> your own if you go that far. ;-) Buying a newer, nicer one
> would probably save much time and trouble.
> 
> If you are short on cash and long on time, take the cover
> off and push on the frame and see where it flexes (not too
> hard). You might be able to screw in strips of heavier gauge
> sheet metal to remove the flexibility, but be sure not to
> get in the way of the cover or block air flow. If you have the
> equipment available, duplicating the cover in a heavier
> gauge might do the trick also.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> Troy
> 
> >>> florin at iucha.net 06/22/01 01:39PM >>>
> I was actually thinking about some metal sheets... Just curious if anybody
> else tried that first.
> 

You might want to try mechanically decoupling the drives from
the case as well.  If you have some free 5-1/4" bays you have
plenty of room to come up with a suspension system for the 
drives...