Installing Options 4-45
Converting from Desktop to Minitower
If the system has been used as a desktop, you can convert it to a
minitower system with the following steps.
Before converting the system, turn off system
power and unplug the system power cable. Power is removed only when
the power cable is unplugged.
1.
Turn off and unplug the system unit and any peripherals.
2.
Disconnect any external options (such as a keyboard and monitor)
from the front or rear of the system unit.
3.
Remove the system cover and front panel (see “System Unit
Covers”).
4.
Remove any installed 5 1/4-inch devices, including the 5 1/4-inch
two-device bracket housing the 3 1/2-inch device(s).
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Unplug the signal and power cables from the back of the
device(s).
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Press in on the tab on each side of the device and pull the device
out of the bay.
5.
Remove any installed bay cover and rails.
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Press in on the tab on each side of the cover.
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Pull the cover out until the cover and rails separate.
