There are two screws at the top of the front piece.  Remove those
two screws and the front will slide up and off.  Then the guts
of the case will slide forward and out...... I think <grin>

Jim Meagher

----- Original Message -----
From: "Harlen Linke" <[log in to unmask]>


> At 09:05 AM 12/6/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >Can someone please tell me how to open a IBM Aptiva case .The model
> >number on the machine is 2176-C33.It has a handle on the top,front of
> >the case.
>
> I believe there was an access hole someplace on the front that allowed you
> to reach in with some tool to turn the lock on the inside of the case.
Last
> time I did an Aptiva case, it was a bear to turn... thought I was going to
> snap something, but when it broke free, the cover pulled right off from
the
> front. I was lucky, the lock didn't break... your mileage may vary.
>

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