Dual monitors... DVi covered by plastic.. what?

I just bought an HP envy 700-019. Both DVI connections are covered with plastic that cannot be removed. **bleep**? How am I supposed to attach monitors?
I'm so frustrated I'm about to return this machine to the place where I bought it, since I can't actually bloody well use it.

Hi:
According to the product specs at the link below, your PC came equipped with a discrete video card (Radeon HD 8570).
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03795764&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en...
You would connect your monitor into either the DVI port (#2) or HDMI port (#1).
While I do not know about your specific model, many times when a discrete video adapter is installed, the onboard graphics is automatically disabled, which is why the ports are covered.
That is how my HP 8200 Elite came delivered to me.  It has a discrete video card and the blue onboard VGA port has a plastic cover over it.

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