Dell PC

[Bubblehead]

My other computer is a Dell Dimension 8300. After a year I'm sure that the inside needs a little cleaning. How do you open of the darn thing. There is a tab on top which I believe has something to do with the opening. Does one or both sides open up? Is there some sort of interlock with the power cord?

Bubblehead

[legoalex2000]

Dell tends to have diffeent ways of opening computers. i own 4 dells (as well as my custom)

one of these way will work:

NLX - press the buttons on the sides and pull up.

ATX1: a lever on the back on the right side goes down, and the panel pulls back.

ATX2: there are buttons on the top and bottom, press these in, and pull to the right

ATX3: remove the screws, and pull back.

hope one of these ways work

Ramos

[bartender]

TRY pushing down both buttons on the top and bottom of the case and pull outwards toward the sides! I use to have a Dell  and thats what I had to do to it!

Cheers Mr.Apoo

[ctjoyce]

Theres a big black tab on the back of the case. Push that down and slide the pannel off. Both sides do come off, the other side uses screws.

Personally I think you should buy a real case, but thats just me.

Cheers
Cameron

[KDSM]

Theres a big black tab on the back of the case. Push that down and slide the pannel off. Both sides do come off, the other side uses screws.

Personally I think you should buy a real case, but thats just me.

Cheers
Cameron

LOL if he does that he would have to buy the stuff to put in it and thats all it took for me to get the "bug"

[Delta_]

Or just transfer everything across.  I've recently just completed a job like that.

[congo]

Once a Dell, always a Dell.  

[legoalex2000]

[quote]Once a Dell, always a Dell.

[ctjoyce]

Amen to that. After seeing the light of custom builts, I shun all mass manufacture

Cheers
Cameron