Installing Options 4-7
4.
Firmly press the cover against the chassis and slide the cover towards
the front of the chassis until it locks in place.
Note
If the cover does not slide all the way to the front of the chassis,
check that the cover tabs at the front of the cover are properly inserted into
their slots in the chassis. Also check that the locking tab is inserted into its
slot on the back edge of the chassis.
5.
Replace the two previously removed thumbscrews.
6.
If you have a padlock for the locking tab on the rear edge of the
chassis, install it.
7.
If your system is set up for use as a minitower, place the system
upright.
8.
Reconnect all external peripherals.
9.
Plug in the power cables.
Removing the Front Panel
Remove the front panel if you are installing an internal 3 1/2-inch hard
drive or installing a device in one of the accessible device bays.
Remove the front panel as follows.
1.
Remove the cover (see “Removing the Cover” earlier in this chapter).
2.
Position the system on its side on your work table, with the front
panel over the edge of the table.
3.
Working from inside the chassis, press up on the two front panel
locking tabs to release them from their slots on the edge of the
chassis (see the following figure for tab location).
