Method for supplying DC power from a PC's internal power supply to any associated peripheral devices
US5768600A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/266
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for adapting a computer unit array having an internal power supply for supplying an associated external peripheral unit with DC power from this power supply; wherein the computer unit is provided with a removable "power panel" secured in a sidewall and is made to comprise a metal strip provided with electrical terminals therein adapted for coupling to the power supply, and for so powering such a peripheral unit.
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