10 Quick Reference Guide
Setting Up Your Computer
Changing Between Tower and Desktop Orientations
  CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety 
instructions in the 
Product Information Guide
.
 
NOTE: To change your computer to either the tower or the desktop orientation, 
you must use an optional kit available from Dell. See "Product Information" in your 
User’s Guide for more details on ordering from Dell. 
 
NOTE: The tower computer supports one more 3.5-inch drive in the front than does 
the desktop computer.
1
Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" in your 
User’s Guide
.
2
Remove the computer cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" in your 
User’s Guide
).
3
Remove the front panel (see "Removing the Front Panel" in your 
User’s Guide
).
4
Remove the drive panel and prepare the drive panel by adding or removing 
inserts, as needed (see "Drive Panel" in your 
User’s Guide
).
Switching From Tower to Desktop Orientation
1
Remove all installed floppy drives or media card readers by following the steps 
in "Removing a Floppy Drive or Media Card Reader (Tower Computer)" in 
your 
User’s Guide
, and then reinstall a single floppy drive or media card reader 
by following the steps in "Installing a Floppy Drive or Media Card Reader 
(Desktop Computer)" in your 
User’s Guide
. 
2
Remove all installed optical drives by following the steps in "Removing an 
Optical Drive (Tower Computer)" in your 
User’s Guide
, and then reinstall 
the drives by following the steps in "Installing an Optical Drive (Desktop 
Computer)" in your 
User’s Guide
.
Switching From Desktop to Tower Orientation
1
Remove the floppy drive or media card reader (if installed) by following 
the steps in "Removing a Floppy Drive or a Media Card Reader (Desktop 
Computer)" in your 
User’s Guide
, and then reinstall the floppy drive or 
media card reader by following the steps in "Installing a Floppy Drive or 
Media Card Reader (Tower Computer)" in your 
User’s Guide
.