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optiplex 360 open second side cover
Optiplex 360 tower:
How can one remove the second side cover (not the main one)?
How can one remove the second side cover (not the main one)?
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nobus
yes - i'm interested also as to why you want to remove it?
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When installing a fan I dropped a mounting screw and it went (through a hole) in between the right metal panel and the main board support panel. But when the box is seated vertically it seems the screw falls down in that space it's rattling in, bellow the main board, so maybe it's no danger of a short circuit and I could leave it there. Anything else I can do to the rescue?
You're probably going to ave to remove the systemboard if you think it's between that and the left panel :(
There's a false base in the MT case too that it could have fallen into but it's really unlikely to be between the metal on the left and the exterior plastics.
Once the board is out you can take a magnet to the case an try to grab the screw (and with nothing expensive inside you can also afford to give the case a good shake!!
If it's trapped between systemboard and back board then there is a risk it's going to move and short something as it falls.
There's a false base in the MT case too that it could have fallen into but it's really unlikely to be between the metal on the left and the exterior plastics.
Once the board is out you can take a magnet to the case an try to grab the screw (and with nothing expensive inside you can also afford to give the case a good shake!!
If it's trapped between systemboard and back board then there is a risk it's going to move and short something as it falls.
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