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# Modding the Build

You might not call it modding directly, but I did some not so normal things with the Build so let's put it here.

## Foot USB Connectors

The Dynamic XL has 2 USB Connectors in the right foot of the case. As I'm quite old and stiff (not really)  and the connectors are so far down I removed the cables from inside the case and put them under it. I didn't want to cut them off, you never know.

![](https://3913412347-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M4_PyzqCnCCp8sgCJbj%2F-M8UWG46JZIyk-jMTyXL%2F-M8UXXEuG_FLAEgm8WUu%2FUSBFooter.png?alt=media\&token=4f7f5ff6-cf52-49b5-8f16-7ce34ad9fd7a)

## Fans

I mean you know, I'm not being paid by corsair to do advertisement and it is a Hackintosh with the name of SnowWhite.

So I organized some nice stickers from StickerMule (I can only highly recommend them if they don't have what you need, create an order and add your requests to the comments. I got 2 different sizes of my stickers which they amended to fit correctly and I did only request 20 of each instead of 50 each).

![](https://3913412347-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M4_PyzqCnCCp8sgCJbj%2F-M8UWG46JZIyk-jMTyXL%2F-M8UWiFRUC_2vCJPdjmz%2FStickerMule.png?alt=media\&token=83440541-fb81-4e81-b75e-7fa3f107bd1f)

I added some bigger ones to the backside of the fan hub and smaller ones to the front.

![](https://3913412347-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M4_PyzqCnCCp8sgCJbj%2F-M8UWG46JZIyk-jMTyXL%2F-M8UX83TIHwrCxhxYub2%2FCorsairFans.png?alt=media\&token=9925a5e1-6ae2-4669-95d1-bcca153dcf56)

![](https://3913412347-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M4_PyzqCnCCp8sgCJbj%2F-M8UWG46JZIyk-jMTyXL%2F-M8UXEvsPOcvak6OOO0H%2FSnowwhiteFans.png?alt=media\&token=5aee0537-683a-4f8e-aac7-11b8b9b1bce7)

## Closing Air Gaps

As discussed in the [case review](/snowwhite-a-hackintosh-story/this-and-that/lianli-o11-dynamics-xl-review/airflow-in-the-lianli-o11-dynamics-xl.md) I am concerned about how much air I will pull from areas I don't want or push into areas I don't want. So I organized some Polystyrol in white, cut it to size, and used double-sided tape to keep it in place.

![](https://3913412347-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M4_PyzqCnCCp8sgCJbj%2F-M8UWG46JZIyk-jMTyXL%2F-M8UY5IrglsomEM3bfoz%2FTopGapClosed.png?alt=media\&token=ef36e83f-9c16-4707-9dd8-898c82a572fd)

## Cable Sleeves

Real custom cables are on the project list for next year, and I think they will be needed.

But to keep the cables in place, especially the fans are a pain because of the 2 cables per fan, I used some self-closing wrap around white cable sleeves.

![](https://3913412347-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M4_PyzqCnCCp8sgCJbj%2F-M8UWG46JZIyk-jMTyXL%2F-M8UZZPyUqFxfU4w7Hwe%2FFansWithSleeve.png?alt=media\&token=f43b4eec-ff51-451f-b9b2-67c3e32ed6f0)

Keeping the case nice and tidy.

![](https://3913412347-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M4_PyzqCnCCp8sgCJbj%2F-M8UPI9EhDMnmRPWek1F%2F-M8UUFWuCYcTCoqFcbS6%2FTubeingInPlace.png?alt=media\&token=635d68c0-eec9-4fe0-8801-a013e9c5bb1f)

## Footers

I got magnetic mounts for M3 screws which I screwed under all the Aqua Computer components. 

![](https://3913412347-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M4_PyzqCnCCp8sgCJbj%2F-M8UWG46JZIyk-jMTyXL%2F-M8Ua3AfDG9gWfdyA5Ww%2FFarbwerkWithFeet.png?alt=media\&token=233c9392-4f92-4240-a556-fd77e4b46e88)

That makes it a lot easier to position them as the case is made from steel.

![](https://3913412347-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M4_PyzqCnCCp8sgCJbj%2F-M8UWG46JZIyk-jMTyXL%2F-M8U_kVzDYsCUQclftKs%2FAquaInTheSide.png?alt=media\&token=f21fd976-ef99-48fb-bd48-632d79b54860)