Dell Mini Tower System manual Removing and Replacing Front-Panel Inserts

tab release

retaining hooks (2)

Figure 7-2. Removing the Front Bezel

While pressing the tab release, tilt the bezel away from the chassis, disengage the two retaining hooks at the bottom of the bezel, and carefully pull the bezel away from the chassis.

To replace the bezel, fit the two retaining hooks on the bezel into their corresponding slots at the bottom of the chassis. Then rotate the top of the bezel toward the chas- sis until the top tabs snap into their corresponding slots on the bezel.

Removing and Replacing Front-Panel Inserts

Empty drive bays contain a front-panel insert to protect the inside of the computer from dust particles and also to ensure proper airflow within the computer. Before you install a drive in an empty drive bay, you must first remove the front-panel insert.

To remove the insert covering a 5.25-inch bay, follow these steps:

1.Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect all the alternating current (AC) power cables from their power sources.

2.Remove the computer cover as instructed in “Removing the Computer Cover” in Chapter 5.

3.Remove the front bezel using the instructions in the previous section, “Removing and Replacing the Front Bezel.”

4.With your thumbs, press in each end of the insert until it snaps free of the bezel (see Figure 7-3).

computer

cover

posts (2)

ring-tabs (2)

Figure 7-3. Removing the Front-Panel Insert for a 5.25-Inch Bay

To replace a front-panel insert for a 5.25-inch bay, work from inside the bezel. Insert the two ring-tabs (one on each end of the insert) over the posts on the inside of the bay opening, and firmly press both ends of the insert into place (see Figure 7-3).

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