eMachine Desktop - Removing the Front Plastic Cover

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|I would like to know how to remove the front plastic cover off a newer
| eMachine (~T2200 or newer). Here is a picture
|
(http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:eMachines T2200 Desktop Computer:1990942930?used=1)
| which can enlarge by clicking on it.
|
| The floppy drive broke, and to slide it out into the case involves
| taking the motherboard out. I hope to take it out the front.

If you can't figure that out on your own, put your screwdriver away and take
it to a shop.
 
On 22 Jan 2005 11:53:48 -0800, (e-mail address removed) (Shaun) wrote:

|> I would like to know how to remove the front plastic cover off a newer
|> eMachine (~T2200 or newer). Here is a picture
|> (http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:eMachines T2200 Desktop Computer:1990942930?used=1)
|> which can enlarge by clicking on it.
|>
|> The floppy drive broke, and to slide it out into the case involves
|> taking the motherboard out. I hope to take it out the front.
|>

Looks like the rest, take the cover off, then on the back side of the
front there should be 6 to 8 small screws attaching it to the frame. If
you run into wire connections just remember where they go.

What the Toolman says has a lot of truth. I sense your next problem will
be why the floppy light stays on all the time.

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Shaun said:
I would like to know how to remove the front plastic cover off a newer
eMachine (~T2200 or newer). Here is a picture
(http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:eMachines T2200 Desktop Computer:1990942930?used=1)
which can enlarge by clicking on it.

The floppy drive broke, and to slide it out into the case involves
taking the motherboard out. I hope to take it out the front.

Thanks for your help!

Shaun
Click to expand...

The front cover is probably held on with tabs at the side. Wiggle it a
bit and you should see them. Push the cover sideways to the left and
the right side should pop free.

Unless this eMachine is even more FU'd than usual, you will not have to
remove the mobo. The floppy will be fastened with 4 screws, 2 per side.
 
| On 22 Jan 2005 11:53:48 -0800, (e-mail address removed) (Shaun) wrote:
|
||> I would like to know how to remove the front plastic cover off a newer
||> eMachine (~T2200 or newer). Here is a picture
||>
(http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:eMachines T2200 Desktop Computer:1990942930?used=1)
||> which can enlarge by clicking on it.
||>
||> The floppy drive broke, and to slide it out into the case involves
||> taking the motherboard out. I hope to take it out the front.
||>
|
| Looks like the rest, take the cover off, then on the back side of the
| front there should be 6 to 8 small screws attaching it to the frame. If
| you run into wire connections just remember where they go.
|
| What the Toolman says has a lot of truth. I sense your next problem will
| be why the floppy light stays on all the time.
|
Yeah - sometimes I lean toward the sarcastic...but when I read that, the
first thing that came to mind was an old cartoon on the wall at work...a
classroom full of dunce-capped students, teacher with a bit screwdriver
drawn on the chalkboard...caption reads "School for the mechanically
declined". Farside, I think, or some similar work...
 
Not Necessarily. My IBM Aptiva had the floppy built right onto/into the
front of the case, and could not be removed. When I had several crashes, I
took the tower into the shop, and they said that IBM only put a 200 watt
power supply into the machine, snd I needed at least 300 for all of the
hardware I added at time of purchase. The new PS would not fit into the
tiny case, so I ordered a new case. Then I had to pay $15.00 for a floppy
because the IBM one couldn't be moved; it was part of the case.
That was the 'puter I bought back in 1998, so perhaps things have changed
with some brand-name computers.
 
The emachine floppy isnt built into the case.

PuppyKatt said:
Not Necessarily. My IBM Aptiva had the floppy built right onto/into the
front of the case, and could not be removed. When I had several crashes, I
took the tower into the shop, and they said that IBM only put a 200 watt
power supply into the machine, snd I needed at least 300 for all of the
hardware I added at time of purchase. The new PS would not fit into the
tiny case, so I ordered a new case. Then I had to pay $15.00 for a floppy
because the IBM one couldn't be moved; it was part of the case.
That was the 'puter I bought back in 1998, so perhaps things have changed
with some brand-name computers.

(http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:eMachines T2200 Desktop Computer:19909429
30?used=1)
Click to expand...
 
Not Necessarily. My IBM Aptiva had the floppy built right onto/into the
front of the case, and could not be removed. When I had several crashes, I
took the tower into the shop, and they said that IBM only put a 200 watt
power supply into the machine, snd I needed at least 300 for all of the
hardware I added at time of purchase. The new PS would not fit into the
tiny case, so I ordered a new case. Then I had to pay $15.00 for a floppy
because the IBM one couldn't be moved; it was part of the case.
That was the 'puter I bought back in 1998, so perhaps things have changed
with some brand-name computers.
Click to expand...

That's not entirely true.
The Aptiva floppy might've not had it's own (front) plastic
bezel, but it was certainly not built into the case any
moreso that any other drive is. The lack of bezel would
indeed make moving it, (cosmetically) difficult, but this is
not unusual, many HP, Compaq, Gateway cases also had
floppies without a separate bezel.

As this relates to the OP's situation, even when the
original drive doesn't have a bezel, a replacement can
simply have it's bezel removed unless the dust flap (door)
was mounted to the floppy frame instead of the case bezel.
When that's the situation one must source a drive meant for
OEM cases that has the flap, possibly having to paint it, or
often one can simply buy the same make of drive and swap the
top cover plate which holds that flap.... or there are other
more creative solutions taken case by case.
 
I bought one too, back in '98, (an Aptiva, I mean, 2137-E85 to be exact)
and it was the worst piece of computer crap I ever owned. During the
twelve or so months of bitching and moaning that elapsed between my
purchase of that thing and the day I got my money back thanks to a
judgment against IBM in small claims court I lived through a surreal
experience.

I don't remember how the floppy was built in - I remember stuff in
swing-out or removable cages - but there must be a solution other than
buying a new case, and remove the mobo, because the floppy failed.

With eMachines focused on low-cost assembly I was guessing they use as
many "snap-together" parts as possible.

In my own case, the floppy is screwed in, but the hard drives are
fastened in a more secure manner:
http://www.datadocktorn.nu/us_desktop6.php
 
|I would like to know how to remove the front plastic cover off a newer
| eMachine (~T2200 or newer). Here is a picture
|
(http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:eMachines T2200 Desktop Computer:1990942930?used=1)
| which can enlarge by clicking on it.
|
| The floppy drive broke, and to slide it out into the case involves
| taking the motherboard out. I hope to take it out the front.

If you can't figure that out on your own, put your screwdriver away and take
it to a shop.
Click to expand...

I think some of you people are being rude. I can not figure out how
to add a dvd drive. I know the front unsnaps. It still won't come
off. My emachine is w2030

I have added a case fan. Change the power supply. Removed a hard
drive and changed fans I even rebuilt another computer. This
computer had much easier access.

What get me is the manufactures make easier for some things but not
all items

Greg R
 
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