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Changing Between Tower and Desktop Orientations

Dell Precision™ Workstation 390 User's Guide

  Drive-Panel Inserts

  Switching Drive Orientations

  Drive Panel

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover.

NOTICE: To prevent static damage to components inside your computer, discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer's electronic components. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer.

NOTICE: To avoid damage to a drive, do not set it on a hard surface. Instead, set the drive on a surface, such as a foam pad, that will sufficiently cushion it.

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 for more details on ordering from Dell.

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Remove the computer cover (see Removing the Computer Cover).
   
   
3. Remove the front panel. See Removing the Front Panel.
   
   
4. Remove the drive panel. See Removing the Drive Panel (Tower Computer).
   
   
5. Prepare the desktop computer's drive panel by adding or removing inserts as needed.
   
   

Drive-Panel Inserts

Removing Drive-Panel Inserts From the Desktop Computer Drive Panel

NOTICE: Drive-panel inserts may contain screws on the inside. You can attach the screws to new drives that do not have any screws.

1	drive panel	2	drive-panel insert	3	drive-panel insert release tabs (2)
4	drive-panel insert tab in tab slot

NOTICE: To avoid breaking the drive-panel insert tab, do not pull the insert more than approximately 1 cm (½ inch) away from the drive panel before sliding the tab out of the slot.

1. On the inside of the drive panel, pinch the two drive-panel insert release tabs together and pull the insert out and to the right just enough to release it from the drive panel.
   
   
2. Set the drive-panel insert aside in a secure location.
   
   

Installing Drive-Panel Inserts in the Desktop Computer Drive Panel

1. Place the drive-panel insert tab into the drive-panel slot.
   
   
2. Pinch the drive-panel insert release tabs and press the drive panel insert into place.
   
   

1	drive panel	2	drive-panel insert	3	drive-panel insert release tabs (2)
4	drive-panel insert tab in tab slot

3. Ensure that the drive-panel insert is correctly seated in the drive panel.
   
   

Switching Drive Orientations

NOTE: The tower computer supports one more 3.5-inch drive in the front than does the desktop computer.

1. If installed, remove the floppy drive by following the steps in Removing a Floppy Drive or Media Card Reader (Tower Computer), and reinstall it by following the steps in Installing a Floppy Drive or Media Card Reader (Desktop Computer).
   
   
2. If installed, remove optical drives by following the steps in Removing a CD/DVD Drive (Tower Computer), and reinstall them by following the steps in Installing a CD/DVD Drive (Desktop Computer).
   
   

Drive Panel

NOTE: For both tower computers and desktop computers, your drive panel may or may not have a slot for the IEEE 1394 connector.

Removing the Drive Panel (Tower Computer)

1. Slide the sliding-plate lever to the right, pivot the drive panel outward, and lift to remove the panel.
   
   

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sliding plate

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sliding-plate lever

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drive panel

Replacing the Drive Panel (Tower Computer)

1. Align the drive-panel tabs with the side-door hinges.
   
   

1	sliding plate	2	sliding-plate lever	3	drive panel
4	drive panel tabs

2. Rotate the drive panel toward the computer until it snaps into place on the front panel.
   
   
3. To rotate the Dell™ badge on the front panel, place fingers around the outside of the badge, press in, and turn the badge. You can also rotate the badge using the slot provided near the bottom of the badge.
   
   
4. Replace the front panel. See Removing the Front Panel.
   
   
5. Replace the computer cover. See Replacing the Computer Cover.
   
   

See the documentation that came with the drive for instructions on installing any software required for drive operation.

6. Enter system setup (see Entering System Setup) and select the appropriate Diskette Drive option.
   
   
7. Verify that your computer works correctly by running the Dell Diagnostics (see Dell Diagnostics).
   
   

Removing the Drive Panel (Desktop Computer)

NOTE: The desktop drive panel is an optional item that can be purchased separately if your original system is a tower computer.

1. Slide the sliding-plate lever to the right, pivot the drive panel outward, and lift to remove the panel.
   
   

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sliding plate

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sliding-plate lever

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drive panel

Replacing the Drive Panel (Desktop Computer)

1. Align the drive-panel tabs with the side-door hinges.
   
   

1	sliding plate	2	sliding-plate lever	3	drive panel
4	drive-panel tabs

2. Rotate the drive panel toward the computer until it snaps into place on the front panel.
   
   
3. To rotate the Dell™ badge on the front panel, place fingers around the outside of the badge, press in, and turn the badge. You can also rotate the badge using the slot provided near the bottom of the badge.
   
   
4. Replace the front panel. See Replacing the Front Panel.
   
   
5. Replace the computer cover. See Replacing the Computer Cover.
   
   

See the documentation that came with the drive for instructions on installing drive operation software.

6. Enter system setup (see Entering System Setup) and select the appropriate Diskette Drive option.
   
   
7. Verify that your computer works correctly by running the Dell Diagnostics (see Dell Diagnostics).
   
   

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