{"id":809,"date":"2021-01-02T11:21:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T10:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/?p=809"},"modified":"2021-06-09T11:39:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T09:39:56","slug":"corsair-crystal_680x-how-to-remove-the-front-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/?p=809","title":{"rendered":"Corsair CRYSTAL_680X How to &#8230; Remove the Front Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First the New Year celebrations, then spring cleaning &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>My Corsair CRYSTAL_680X computer case was in dire need of some dusting and cleaning, especially the filters. Everything went smoothly and only the three front fans remained &#8211; with a thick coat of dust on the outside of the filter.<\/p>\n<p>But how to open the front? No obvious way.<br \/>\nNo problem, I thought, let&#8217;s look at the manual! And indeed there is a picture that says &#8222;removing the front bezel&#8220;. Unfortunately, all it shows is how the case looks with the front removed. No information on HOW to remove the front.<\/p>\n<p>Many trials and errors later &#8211; and a great idea from Jared &#8211; I&#8217;ve finally figured out the whole procedure. The first step needs both courage and brute force:<\/p>\n<h1>Step 1: Front &#8211; Right Side<\/h1>\n<p>Grab the right side from underneath and pull!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-806\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Corsair_1-600x338_7791.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Corsair_1-600x338_7791.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Corsair_1-600x338_7791-150x85.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Corsair_1-600x338_7791-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Step 2: Front &#8211; Glass Panel &#8211; Right Edge<\/h1>\n<p>There are four small Phillips screws, you need a #1 size screwdriver for them<\/p>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-807\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Corsair_2-600x338_7789.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Corsair_2-600x338_7789.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Corsair_2-600x338_7789-150x85.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Corsair_2-600x338_7789-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/>Step 3: Front &#8211; Glass Panel &#8211; Left Edge<\/h1>\n<p>Now you have to open the left side of the case (the glass door). The screws that hold the front are a bit larger now &#8211; size 2. Careful, do not touch the other large screws, those are for the fan assembly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-808\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Corsair_3-600x338_7785.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Corsair_3-600x338_7785.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Corsair_3-600x338_7785-150x85.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Corsair_3-600x338_7785-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First the New Year celebrations, then spring cleaning &#8230; My Corsair CRYSTAL_680X computer case was in dire need of some dusting and cleaning, especially the filters. Everything went smoothly and only the three front fans remained &#8211; with a thick coat of dust on the outside of the filter. But how to open the front? &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/?p=809\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8222;Corsair CRYSTAL_680X How to &#8230; Remove the Front Cover&#8220; <\/span>weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=809"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1020,"href":"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809\/revisions\/1020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.saueregger.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}