Quick Reference Guide 9
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 Panels" 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
.
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• E-mail discussions with users of Dell
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