I worked recently on a CompuDyne (aka Acer) system which had recessed
handles on both sides of the front part of the case.  You had to pull
(pretty hard) on the handles to get them to release, so that you could
pull the face plate off.

BTW, the owner's manual was no help---it basically said to have the shop
do your upgrades, etc.  Nice to know that that kind of stuff should be
left to us professionals!  Especially if the poor guy had  to call the
support line at $24 per call to learn how to open the machine up...

Deja Cheek
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From:  owner-pcbuild
Sent:  Saturday, February 07, 1998 9:36 PM
To:  PCBUILD
Subject:  Re: You are not going to believe this one!

>At 05:22 PM 2/6/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>Just got a call from a friend with a new computer. It is a "barebones"
586.
>>his question? How do you open a "Screwless" case?  Since I haven't seen
one
>>yet I can't help him.  Do any of you have an idea?  He can't put in the
>>floppy drives etc. until he can get the case open.  The only identifier
on
>>the case is MAX Technologies.
>
>I have only worked with one screwless case, it had two buttons on the
sides
>to push in.  They were obvious, though, so probably no help there.  Just
a
>guess here:  Look for some small slots to insert a screw driver blade.


I have also worked with a screwless case that had a handle in the front
that
you had to pull down in order to unlatch it.


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