NEC PowerMate CT manual Minitower and Desktop Setup, Converting from Minitower to Desktop

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 Rails”

!“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 Rails”

!“Replacing a Bay Cover”

!“Installing a 5 1/4-Inch Accessible Device”

!“Installing a 3 1/2-Inch Accessible Device”

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