i have a hewlett-packard pavillion 6330
heres a link of a picture of it
http://img122.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hppavillion6330001ph7.jpg
and i have tried to open it but the only way i could open it was from one side of it and thats where the motherboard is
located
(in the picture it's on the left of the case)
http://img122.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hppavillion6330003rw7.jpg
and whenever i open it all i get to is this
http://img352.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hppavillion6330002ch4.jpg
and i checked over and over and theres nothing to unscrew to open it up plus i don't think it would make since going through here because it's behind the motherboard
is there another way or do you tink i have to push harder to open it on the other side
2006-09-23 05:44:01 · 8 answers · asked by macgyver 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
You have made great progress. The trick is to POP the FRONT panel section off. This will give you full access to the drives that slide out throught the front.
I assume that you are going to change or add a drive from the front. You are almost there. If you were adding a card, or adding RAM, you got that other side panel off.
2006-09-23 05:48:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some cases were built by idiots (HP, Dell, Compaq). Call the idiots, and they'll be able to tell you how to open up the case.
If ur in my newest struggle, I know exactly wut ur dealin with. I'm fixin a friend's PC, and the walls of the computer case are riveted (a permanent sealing, almost like welding it together) together. That really sucks when you need to change hardware.
Good luck!
2006-09-23 05:51:51 · answer #2 · answered by c90 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to unscrew it from the back it seems, or just unscrew the rest of the plate that is behind the first one. I would suggest also emailing hp to get some help also
2006-09-23 05:48:16 · answer #3 · answered by danial w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to slide the case off, by putting pressure against the "feet" and top at the same time. Yeah, computer cases are hard to open (atleast this kind).
2006-09-23 05:47:16 · answer #4 · answered by retired_dragon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to have another opening, usually from the back!!
2006-09-23 05:50:29 · answer #5 · answered by alfonso 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
be smart and leave it to a qualified technician. you can easily dislodge boards, sockets or simply break something.
2006-09-23 05:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
TAKE OFF THE FRONT PLASTIC FIRST
THE LEGS AT THE BOTTOM ARE SOMETIMES INVOLVED
CAREFULL THIS IS ALL PLASTIC
2006-09-23 06:00:51 · answer #7 · answered by wallleye 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one sledgehammer.
Apply to computer with force.
Presto!
2006-09-23 05:49:38 · answer #8 · answered by nihil_initio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋