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Front Panel Removal and Replacement
Remove the front panel before installing a device in a 5 1/4-inch accessible
device bay. The front panel does not need to be removed if you are installing a
3 1/2-inch hard drive (unless you are installing a device in the middle 3 1/2-inch
accessible bay on the desktop system).
If you are going to install a 5 1/4-inch device, you might also need to remove
the blank panel that covers the opening on the front panel, and the metallic
shield that covers the accessible device bay.
Removing the Front Panel — Small Desktop
Remove the small desktop front panel before installing a device in one of the
5 1/4-inch accessible device bays.
Remove the front panel as follows.
1. Remove the system unit cover (see "Removing the Small Desktop or
Desktop Cover").
2. Locate the three locking tabs inside the front panel (near the upper edge).
Squeeze the right two tabs together to release them from the slots in the
chassis. Then press the left-most locking tab out of its slot.
Note:
locking tabs that must be released before the panel can be
removed (see the following figure).
Locating the Front Panel Tabs, Posts, and Slots — Small Desktop
A – Locking Tabs
B – Posts
3. Once the locking tabs are free, tilt the front panel down to free its lower edge
from the tabs on the bottom of the chassis.
4. Install the device (see "Installing a 5 1/4-Inch Device — Small Desktop or
Desktop").
The three tabs along the top of the front panel are
C – Slots
Disassembly and Reassembly 3-15
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