Lian Li PC TU-200 The HTPC Build (Construction - Part 1)

Setting Up the Case

Step 1: Remove thumb screws

First remove the side panels of the case.  This means removing (see picture: step 1) the thumb screw at the top left and right hand corners.  Next push the protruding level outward (see picture: step 2).

Step 2: Remove the side panels

Side Note: I encountered some difficulty opening the left side panel.  The lever was simply not pushing the panel out no matter how hard I pushed (to be fair, I didn't want to push too hard).  The solution?  Look from one side and use a screw driver or some other tool to push out the panel.  See picture below for where you can insert a tool to push out the side panel (note: push firmly but it won't take too much power to remove the side panel).

 Next account for all the parts that comes with the case.  Besides the manuals there are some screws, a USB 3 to USB 2 converter, and attachments for the hard drive for easy installation:

Next, I remove the drive bay and get the front case fan out.  There are lots of thumb screws to be removed from the drive bay.  See pictures below.

Side Note: I didn't notice that before sliding the front case fan out, I needed to first remove a thumb screw (see picture below).  I used too much force and broke the side of the case fan.  Luckily I won't be needing this fan anymore.  So pay special attention here before trying to forcefully removing the fan.  

 Before installing the case fan, first unscrew the filter and the anti-vibration screws from the original case fan, then reattach them to the new case fan.  See below for an illustration.

Next I installed the optical drive.  This is done by first removing the optical drive bay cover by unscrewing two side screws on either side (see picture below) then remove the drive bay cover by pushing it toward the inside of the case.  Sliding the optical drive in from the front.  Next reattach the drive bay cover.  Then slide the optical drive flush against the back of the cover and use a thumb screw to secure the optical drive.  Finally replace the drive bay cover.  This is a pretty convoluted process so be sure to patiently work through it.

Stay tuned for the next part on the system construction