Prep Work

Before you can start installing components, you'll need to do a little prep work. The first thing you need to do is remove the case cover and the drive rack. OK. Let's get started!

How to Remove the Case Cover

This case is simplicity at its best. We have yet to find any easier computer to build. The case design allows you to remove the cover in two easy steps and grants you full and fast access to the internals.

1.
Flip the case over and unscrew and remove the three thumbscrews that secure the case cover to the rest of the case. Set these thumbscrews in a safe place and don't lose them; you'll need them again when you finish building this computer (Figure 10.1).
Figure 10.1. Remove the three thumbscrews that secure the case cover to ...

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