And yup, it is ugly, but that's the SE series. It was the first to cram everything everybody wanted inside a compact case. The chassis is ugly, the speaker connections are ugly, the logicboard is ugly, the fan is ugly, the knock-out PDS card connector access is ugly ... and there's no way to max out the SE's potential, even with "official" upgrades without overstuffing the thing with ribbon cables, metal brackets and logicboards. There's simply nothing elegant about it. But even the exterior design suggests this: it's a machine that means business. It takes itself seriously, and is capable of un-compromised power.

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Hehe, exactly. Thats what I love about it, It's not there to sit and look pretty, It's there to get stuff done.

I dont think those existing holes in the floppy cage are safe for this purpose as it developed a very faint rattle a few hours in. With that in mind I've drilled myself some new holes allowing the drive to sit a little further back. Don't know if RF from the crt will be an issue, somehow i doubt it.

I took some pictures of the drive in its final location:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4762144778_4492fa44a8_b.jpg

Another, with the NIC installed:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4762232078_e013f9b3de_b.jpg

The black tape isn't actually supporting it, just to stop it from rattling a little. And it is now *very* close to the crt, not more than 1mm, but they aren't actually touching.

Turns out my extra floppy drive is dead anyway, so this was a pointless endeavour, until I can find a new drive.

Once again, thanks to all the super-knowledgable guys that replied :b&w: