How do I remove the cover from the Dell Dimension 4100?

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Slide the plastic "L" in the back down (facing the back of tower it will be mid right) while holding the "L" down slide the side cover towards the back (facing the back of tower it will be the right side cover) It may take a little persuading!

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to open the case, which lies open like a book after you place it on its side. Closing it was also tricky, as cables got hung up on internal components.
This machine is middle-of-the-pack by most performance measures. Equipped with a 1.5-GHz Pentium 4 processor and 256MB of SDRAM, it posted a score of 94 on our PC WorldBench 4 tests, about what we've seen from other 1.5-GHz machines running Windows XP Home. The 17-inch Dell M781S monitor displayed excellent 12-point text at 1024 by 768 resolution. Our color photo of a group of children looked sharply focused, although its colors could have been more saturated. The Harman/Kardon HK695 audio system's two slender, champagne-glass-shaped satellite speakers were surprisingly powerful for their size, but the black subwoofer sounded somewhat weak. And disappointingly, game play broke down at a resolution of 1280 by 1024 with 32-bit color in our Quake III and Unreal Tournament game tests. Our judges awarded only middling scores for image quality in both games at 1024-by-768 resolution.
While not a powerhouse or a high-end multimedia center, the Dimension 4300 remains a reasonably priced all-around family system.

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There are going to be a few small screws on the the back right side (if you are looking at the back of the tower. Remove the the screws from along the edge of the side ( you may have to loosen both sides ) and the case slides towards you then lifts off. If it doesn't budge use a flat head screwdriver to pry in between the cover and tower case and gently slide it towards you. Trust mr it won't break cause it's metal and if it bends you can use pliers to bend it back to shape. Hope the info helps GOD Bless You.

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Description of how to remove the cover for this model can be found at the following link:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim4600/en/4600/sm/remcvr.htm#1084976

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This Dell Support, and the Service Manual for the Dimension 8400,

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8400/SM/index.htm

In the Service Manual main menu, left-click on - Opening the Computer Cover

1) Computer off, and unplugged from power. (Always unplug the power cable from the surge protector. Then if the power cable needs to be removed from the computer, do so)

2) Remove all cables to the computer

3) Lay the computer on it's Right side.
(As you face the computer, your right side is the computers Right)

4) There is a Release button on the Top of the computer case, and a Release Button on the Bottom of the computer case.
These are located at the Rear of the computer.

The preferred method of opening the computer case, is to press one release button in at a time, and slightly lift up on the side of the computer case, where that release button is located near.

Then go to the other side of the computer case, press this release button in, and lift up on the computer case.

The computer case opens like a clamshell. The computer case is hinged at the front.

Example:
Computer laying on it's right side. Press the Top release button in, and lift up on the computer cover located near the Top.

Now press the release button on the Bottom. Lift the computer case up.

The computer case opens from the back, towards the front, like opening a car hood.