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Setting Up Your Computer 61
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" on page 266
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" on page 143.
2
Remove the computer cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" on
page 145).
3
Remove the front panel (see "Removing the Front Panel" on page 154).
4
Remove the drive panel and prepare the drive panel by adding or removing
inserts, as needed (see "Drive Panel" on page 212).
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)" on page 220, 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)" on page 228.
2
Remove all installed optical drives by following the steps in "Removing an
Optical Drive (Tower Computer)" on page 231, and then reinstall the
drives by following the steps in "Installing an Optical Drive (Desktop
Computer)" on page 237.