First, loosen but do not remove the two thumb screws at the back on the left side.

Next, slide the back panel towards the back of the unit.

Then set the panel aside.

Turn the unit on its side

Then remove the screw securing the hard drive bay in place.

Disconnect the hard drive power cable, and data cable.

And remove the hard drive bay

Remove the 2 phillips head screws on the hard drive bay.

Then push the hard drive up and then pull it out

To remove the front panel, Grasp the top, and pull it outward and upward.

Push the clips back on the 2 LED´S and the power switch to remove each.

And then remove the front panel.

Remove the single screw securing the audio box.

Then rotate it 90 degrees down and pull it forward

Remove the two screws on the audio box. Then pull it out and set the case aside.

Remove the single screw from the SD card reader.

Then remove it

Now remove the 2 screws from the DVD player. Disconnect the cables and remove it.

Turn the computer back on its side

Remove the cables for the card reader, and the audio box and remove all of the above.

Disconnect the DVD drive cables, and the hard drive cables and set them aside.

Remove the RAM by pushing down on the two tabs. Then pull up on the RAM

Remove the single screw securing the phone card. Then pull it up and out.

Remove the four screws securing the back fan. Disconnect the cable

Pull the fan out of the inside of the case

Disconnect the 20 Pin motherboard cable and the four pin cable.

Remove the six screws from the motherboard, one in each corner and two in the middle in between these

Grasp the motherboard by the side that would face the front of the computer, and pull it towards the front, and then up.

Remove the Heatsink clips by pushing down and out on the clips.

Disconnect the fan cable and lift the heat sink up

Remove the four screws from the heatsink fan and remove the fan.

Remove the four screws from the power supply and then pull it back and out

Congradulations you have successfully torn down your emachine model C2881