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In <335037CF.4A5C@earthlink.net> Michael Koch <mkoch@earthlink.net> writes:

>I have a Sun3 style external tape/HDD enclosure here. It's 1.5Dx1Wx.5H
>feet, hence flat and rectangular, NOT the longish box with the ribbed
>front. It has 2 quarter-turn screws in the back [pop-out, but stay in].
>The top cover reaches around the case at the very front... suggesting
>that the front plastic panel should come off and the top slides
>forward.... EXCEPT the front panel won't budge. Before I go and break
>something or loose skin I'd rather know if there is a trick to this or
>if brute force is the way to go. 

It sounds like you have a type-511 cabinet. To open these, you need to use
a fairly large flat-bladed screwdriver to lever the lid forward. The rear
of the base section is pressed with metal fingers all the way around where
the lid makes contact, so that's why it's held on so tightly. Once you
lever the lid forward more than about half an inch it should be free. Make
sure you lift the lid over any obstructions since there are two
sheet-metal 'bolts' fitted underneath the top of the lid where those
screws captive in the back panel attach.

Regards,

Craig.

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