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Old March 30th 05, 09:18 AM
purdy
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My son is the proud (?) owner of a Desktop EP5000 that i gave
him for his first forage into computing.
While i used it i had no need to insert any new hardware, so never had the
need to lift the cover.
However, on trying to fit a CD burner to it i hit a problem
Its the model that you can have, either as a tower, or a desktop, but, on
trying remove the CD drive
i couldnt, as its a strange setup in there.
There is, not the "normal" layout, but a "cage" holding all the drives -
floppy, HD and CD drives.
On the top of said cage there is a green plastic strip and a yellow button
that i assume is to
release all the drives, but, try as i might i cant get anywhere when trying
to release the drives.
Is there a "knack" to this, or is there a fault with it?

Any, and all help appreciated


Purdy

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Old March 30th 05, 01:36 PM
HH
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The drive releases are individual for each drive. The green strips on the
sides of the drive cage.

HH

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My son is the proud (?) owner of a Desktop EP5000 that i gave
him for his first forage into computing.
While i used it i had no need to insert any new hardware, so never had the
need to lift the cover.
However, on trying to fit a CD burner to it i hit a problem
Its the model that you can have, either as a tower, or a desktop, but, on
trying remove the CD drive
i couldnt, as its a strange setup in there.
There is, not the "normal" layout, but a "cage" holding all the drives -
floppy, HD and CD drives.
On the top of said cage there is a green plastic strip and a yellow button
that i assume is to
release all the drives, but, try as i might i cant get anywhere when
trying to release the drives.
Is there a "knack" to this, or is there a fault with it?

Any, and all help appreciated


Purdy

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------------
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much
bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough helloes to get you through the final good-bye.



 




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