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Back of HP case

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madflava54

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On my HP case, what I am assuming is called the I/O panel (where mouse,keyboard hook up to), there is a black piece that says "Do not Remove" that is fastened by two screws. Last time, trying to remove the motherboard, I believe that was the only thing holding the motherboard in. I can'ts eem to remove this black piece with the tiny screwdrivers that I have. Any suggestions? I don't have power tools btw.
 
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Walleye said:
er... arent all case screws generally a #2 phillips?
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Not screws for the case, but this POS piece that HP decided to put on my computer so I can't upgrade. I can't believe it.

It's okay though. My mom bought me this computer for graduation in high school last year and it was a huge upgrade from my Athlon 850 that I built myself. I built my own computer since my PII350. Still, I'm still a noob, but I can piece a computer together :p. It's just this POS piece that I can't remove without fear of stripping the screw. I don't have any power tools, but will drive over to a friends and borrow them if it's a must.

Any suggestions guys? I really can't believe that HP would go to such measures to screw people over.
 
pry it off it looks like a cover that is covering the built in video cause maybe it came wit an agp card so they covered up the built in video port so that people wouldn't get confused
 
or its covering COM2 if you have a com port in the front of your case...

either way, take it out and your board should come free :)
 
Try your best to unscrew it
and if you are like what seems like most hard forumers you can also consider using a dremel to cut off those screws hehe
 
I'd put masking tape over everything and grind the heads off.

But that's just what I'd do....
 
Any other suggestions? Prying it open seems like the best idea so far. My parts come in tomorrow, if Newegg ships a day early like everyone says they do or Wed. I can't wait to get rid of this HP case, for it'll be the last signs of this computer being HP built :D
 
I wouldn't pry it off. Pry screws out of mobo (if its attached to the mobo) would be bad! First see if you can find the propper screwdriver. If not then I would drill it out.
 
You will probably need to use that I/O shield in your new case so I wouldn't recommend doing anything that might damage the shield. I would just try to pop the whole I/O shield out with the mobo still attached in that one spot. You'll want to be careful not to scrape the bottom all over your stand-offs of course. Give a shot, should only require a standard screwdriver to pop out the plate, look for the little notches where it grabs the frame and give 'em a little poosh in a few spots then apply some pressure and voila . . . problem solved. :)
 
If you can grab a dermil, or you have a rasp, you can cut out a channle in the screw head, and use it like a flat head screw, that should do it, or try some vice grips, to grap them and turn. good luck
 
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Those are the screwdrivers that fit in the little screws of the black piece. I'm thinking I'm going to need power tools, like a power screwdriver. However, I don't have tools like that. I tracked my order and it's on the delivery truck. I'm very impatient and the closest friend that I can think of that could help me lives 25 minutes away. Plus, packing all this stuff and bringing it back would be a pain.

Man, Fuk HP!
 
I don't think it's physically possible to unscrew those screws with those screwdrivers. If I were to strip the screws, what do I do then to unscrew them? And if worse comes to worse and I have to get a new mobo, what mobo do you guys recommend for a P4 2.67GhZ 533Mhz FSB processor (I dont know if that's A, C, or E)?
 
Use whichever screwdriver you posted that fits the best, get yourself a pair of visegrip locking pliers, lock the visegrips onto the barrel of the screwdriver, apply firm pressure to the top of the screwdriver to keep it from slipping and then use the vise grips to generate the proper amount of leverage to break the screw loose. It shouldn't require much additional force, it's just really tough to get enough torque using those mini screwdrivers. Make sure to use a good bit of downward force on the screwdriver to avoid stripping the heads, and good luck!
 
In case my directions weren't too clear, here's a shot of how to apply the vise grips.
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Hope this helps.
 
Well if you strip the screws you will have to just drill out the screws.. dont know how hard that would be though.
 
I finally got everything installed, but I can't get the computer to boot up. Sometimes, I press the power button and a few fans will start spinning, the 1st cd drive powers up, but I never hear the HDD spinning. Do you guys know what might be the problem? Also, when I was removing the IDE cable for the HDDs, I bent 2-4 of the bottom pins. Could this be the problem?
 
Nevermind. I'm an idiot!

I have everything almost up and running. Sound isn't working, but I'm sure I can fix that. I'll have pictures to post. It's really basic, but it's an improvement from what I was using.
 
I love the case. I was out eating dinner for about 2hrs and I came back and my CPU temp was idle at 33 and case at 35. On full load, CPU is 49. It use to be 54 on full load :D

Im satisfied with the case, but the fans are kind of loud =/ I love it and I feel like I don't have a HP anymore :D
 
You are a bigger man than me. I don't have it in me anymore to leave a machine i've just built for two hours. Once you have, in your ballyhoo excitement to have your new toy completed, not had the heatsink on secure enough and it pops half way through a prime95 burn in session.....you too may become like me. Does anyone hear that beeping sound? What the hell is that smell?
Although this is more of a proprietary rebirth than a new build so maybe I am being paranoid.
 
Here are some pics that I promised.

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I need to do some wire cleanup.

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Comparison to the old case. Ignore the Athlon 64 FX stickers :p I had some stickers in a magazine and decided to slap them all over the old HP case.

Thanks to everyone who helped.
 
Just one word of advice before you thrash your old HP case - make sure you copy down your OEM Windows activation code! If you ever have to reformat you'll be glad that you did...
 
i was going to put in a warnging about proprietary power supplies, but then i remembered that was dell and not hp.
close one heh
-Mike
good job btw
 
mojojojoman said:
i was going to put in a warnging about proprietary power supplies, but then i remembered that was dell and not hp.
close one heh
-Mike
good job btw
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I got a new PSU too :D
 
SarverSystems said:
So what was that thing covering up? The AGP or the COM2?
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I didn't have one of those pressure grips, but I just used normal plyers and twisted it off w/ the little screwdriver. This case is a huge step-up from any case I've owned in the past and especially the HP case. I plan on using this case even when I upgrade hopefully in a year. Once again, thanks for the help guys.
 
Oh, as you can see, the wiring is a bit messy. I was wondering if it was okay to use scotch tape to tape some of the wires to the side of the case? or should I use electrical tape or something?
 
Any tape will do, although I don't know how long scotch tape would hold something in there. You might also try some zip ties to bundle things together and tie them off in inconspicuous places.
 
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