Disassembly and Reassembly 3-37
Minitower and Desktop Setup
The system ships as a minitower and can be reconfigured as a desktop or, if a desktop, it can be
reconfigured back to a minitower. The accessible devices in the system can be positioned so
they are upright for the minitower orientation or for the desktop orientation.
The following sections describe how to convert between minitower and desktop orientations.

Converting from Minitower to Desktop

The system comes factory-shipped as a minitower computer. Convert the system for use as a
desktop computer using 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.
2. Disconnect any external options (such as a keyboard and monitor) from the front or rear of
the system unit.
3. Place the system unit on its right side. The lamps on the control panel should be below the
power button. The drives are now on their sides in the drive cage.
4. Remove the system cover (see “Removing the Cover”).
5. Remove the front panel (see “Removing the Front Panel”).
6. Remove all devices, covers, and stored rails from the accessible device cage. See the
following sections for the procedures.
! “Removing a Bay Cover”
! “Storing and Retrieving Unused Rail s”
! “Removing a 5 1/4-Inch Accessible Device”
! “Removing a 3 1/2-Inch Accessible Device”
7. Replace all devices, covers, and rails in the accessible device cage so they are right-side up
in the drive cage. Place them in the same order they were in before. See the following
sections for the procedures.
! “Storing and Retrieving Unused Rail s”
! “Replacing a Bay Cover”
! “Installing a 5 1/4-Inch Accessible Device”
! “Installing a 3 1/2-Inch Accessible Device”