Hardware can be fun! (but not this time)

[JeedOff]

Hi there, as you might guess from the title, I need some hardware help. So, here is my situation. I recently picked up a computer from a computer lab that was getting newer ones. I managed to clear the cmos with the SW1 jumper, and reconfigured everything to my needs, I formated the c drive so I could freshly install Ubuntu, but afterwords, I found out that neither the CD drive nor the Floppy drive are working. So, I need to grab my CD drive from my Dell (which I know will work) and put it into my new computer. But, here is my problem: I have half of the screws undone, but the screws on the other side are smack against the case (the un-removable side) I was wondering if there is any way to remove the rest of the case without a crowbar.

[Jaykub]

I'm not sure and did you just say windows ubuntu?

[JeedOff]

I'm not sure and did you just say windows ubuntu?

Holy crud, thanks for catching that. Mistake on my part XD

[Street_Soldier69]

no what ya do..... torch that beech... cut the side off, you need to see my PC, i custom built my whole frame of mine.

[Jaykub]

no what ya do..... torch that beech... cut the side off, you need to see my PC, i custom built my whole frame of mine.

epic cardboard skills i bet

[LiNuX]

what kind of case is it?

I tried getting a hard drive out for a friend a few months ago that had screws on the other side like yours and I just could not do it without totally messing up the other side of the case. If there is no physical way to remove the other side panel OR if you can't bring out the drive bay then physically, it's not possible to just unscrew and get it out, you will have to break one thing or another.

I have felt your frustration already - terrible feeling.

[Street_Soldier69]

epic cardboard skills i bet

yep, and dont forget old newspaper

[JeedOff]

Aw well, I guess prying is my only option. Thanks for looking at it though XD

[Trunks]

You can find cheap floppy for cd drives at flee markets all the time. Just get an old junky one, doesn't have to be a fast speed. You could probably pick one up for 5 dollars. Better than breaking a case apart.

[xmtxm]

no what ya do..... torch that beech... cut the side off, you need to see my PC, i custom built my whole frame of mine.

Really. I have always wanted to build my own computer. But I dont even know where to start.

[Street_Soldier69]

i take welding in high school, so i know how to work with metals, my desktop si very small cause i compressed it as much as i could, and then i cut a "traingle" shape in the side and screwed some plexy glass over the hole. o and i also bought some car neons from auto-zone and spliced them with the power suply and now i have lime green neons in it.

[JeedOff]

Really. I have always wanted to build my own computer. But I dont even know where to start.

At a computer shop bro! They carry parts too!