Okay this is pretty much the computer I have.
http://www.hitachipc.com/products/vd_1330.html
I can't get it open at all, and I think it's impossible.
The NIC doesn't seem to work. An option I thought of was to get an external USB NIC, but does linux even support them? I am using Red Hat 9.
Suggestions? All I want to do is get this online.