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  1. If you have an early model Graphite 600T?; The front fan is held in place with 2 separate plastic mounting brackets. The 600T in the pictures is a later model Graphite 600T, which is why those pictures look different to yours. Open your case, look at your front fan from the rear of the case, you'll see the plastic brackets on the left and right side of the fan. At the top and bottom of each bracket there is a screw that holds the brackets to the front of the case. Unscrew these, then fan AND the brackets will detach from the front of the case. Because of these brackets, you can only install a front fan with the dimensions of 200mm x 200mm x 20mm, (i.e., the fan can't be any thicker than 20mm). Most 200mm after market fans are 200mm x 200mm x 30mm, and obviously won't fit. There are some available in 200mm x 200mm x 25mm, depending on which one, in the past I have read of some people managing to install one this size with a small modification. Otherwise, you'll have to find a fan that is 200mm x 200mm x 20mm if you really want to change your front fan, or modify the front of your case with a drill and Dremel to allow you to mount a thicker 30mm fan. The 200mm fans fitted to the original model Graphite 600T also had a slight redesign and upgrade, and were first seen in the White 600T SE. Soon after, they also changed the Graphite 600T to the same design as the White 600T SE. I hadn't had my Graphite 600T long when my front fan began to fail. I raised an e-mail with CS explaining the problem, and also discussed with them the difference in fan design between the early model Graphite and the White 600T's. CS very kindly sent me a pair of the newer spec'd fans from the White SE free of charge, and they arrived in 48 hours upon request from CS USA to the UK :).
  2. http://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104905 Explanation on how to remove the front panel. It's not as hard as it sounds! Have a read, have a look at what it describes, you'll see it's mostly modular and easy to dismantle. The wiring loom is all modular too. It's easy to see what cables go where once you have a decent look at them :). Agreed, it's disappointing to have to start again after hours of meticulous cable management, but if it gets your 600t all fixed, then it's worth the extra time to get it done :).
  3. Thanks to Corsair sending me a pair of the uprated fans (as fitted to the White SE) for my Graphite 600t, I changed my 200mm fans over a few days ago. You DON'T have to take the entire front off to get to the front 200mm fan on a Graphite 600t. (A friend of mine has the 600t White SE, and his front 200mm fan is screwed directly to the front of the case). On the Graphite version however, take the side off your case, (for easier access it's better to remove both HDD cages / bays)..... ......From the inside of your 600t.........Look closely at the black plastic brackets that are on either side of the front 200mm fan. At the bottom of these brackets you'll see two square holes where 2 retainer lugs hold the brackets in place. At the top of the side brackets, you'll see 2 more lugs that if you push down gently on the top of them, the entire fan and side mounting brackets are released and can be easily removed. Once removed, simply unscrew the brackets from your front fan :). Be very careful when undoing and tightening the screws however, as both the fan, and the side brackets are quite flexible and could easily be broken if too much force is applied. Removing the front as described above won't work if you have a Graphite 600t that has these side brackets on the front 200mm fan, as the screws go into the brackets, NOT the case!!! Presumably by the time Corsair released the White SE edition, they realised that the set up on the older Graphite could be simplified and improved upon. Said side brackets aren't featured on the front 200mm fan of the White 600t accordingly.
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