[linux-help] Re: My new Dell

[bbales <bbales@xxxxxxx>]

On Monday 25 July 2005 02:31, Jeff Vian wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-07-24 at 19:44 -0500, bbales wrote:
> > Hey!  I got it.  You mentioned buttons and I went tried pushing harder
> > on the big plastic piece on the back.  I had tried it before, but a
> > bit of extra push and it moved.  Then the side slid back.
> >
> > Thanks, bruce
>
> And probably after you got the side off you could have removed the front
> with a similar latch and no breakage.  That is the way it works on my
> tower. (Although my Dell is about 6 years old now, every Dell I have
> worked with has a similar latching mechanism for the cases)

No, it would have required a very thin hook applied to two tabs on the left 
side of the front.  I pushed in on the tabs as I pried on the front when I 
should have pulled on them.

Anyway, it's obviously designed so you take off the side first, then the 
front is easy.  I was able to repair the damage I did, but glad it was my 
own box.
bruce


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