Dell T3400 manual Setting Up Your Computer, Changing Between Tower and Desktop Orientations

Setting Up Your Computer

Changing Between Tower and Desktop Orientations

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

NOTE: To change your computer to either the tower or the desktop orientation, you must use an optional kit available from Dell. See "Product Information" on page 266 for more details on ordering from Dell.

NOTE: The tower computer supports one more 3.5-inch drive in the front than does the desktop computer.

1Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 143.

2Remove the computer cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 145).

3Remove the front panel (see "Removing the Front Panel" on page 154).

4Remove the drive panel and prepare the drive panel by adding or removing inserts, as needed (see "Drive Panel" on page 212).

Switching From Tower to Desktop Orientation

1Remove all installed floppy drives or media card readers by following the steps in "Removing a Floppy Drive or Media Card Reader (Tower Computer)" on page 220, and then reinstall a single floppy drive or media card reader by following the steps in "Installing a Floppy Drive or Media Card Reader (Desktop Computer)" on page 228.

2Remove all installed optical drives by following the steps in "Removing an Optical Drive (Tower Computer)" on page 231, and then reinstall the drives by following the steps in "Installing an Optical Drive (Desktop Computer)" on page 237.

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