NEC PowerMate CT manual Removing the Front Panel, Chassis Slots

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. Check that the locking tab is inserted into its slot on the back edge of the chassis. Also check that the tabs are not bent closed. If they are, open them slightly.

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 the system is set up for use as a minitower, place the system unit 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 section).

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 locations).

4.On the right side of the front panel, at the top corner, press in on the panel to release the top.

5.Pull out the top of the front panel while pulling up on the panel to release it from the chassis. Set the panel aside.

Removing the Front Panel

A – Chassis Slots B – Locking Tabs

6.If you are removing or installing a device, see one of the following sections.

!“Replacing 5 1/4-Inch Accessible Devices”

!“Replacing 3 1/2-Inch Accessible Devices”

!“Replacing Internal Drives.”

Disassembly and Reassembly 3-5