Computers with modular components
US6522547B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/188
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tower computer including a housing and a readily accessible motherboard, a modular optical drive, a modular power supply assembly and a modular hard drive assembly mounted in the housing. Also a method of making a computer comprising mounting a motherboard inside a first bay portion of a computer housing in a position accessible through a lateral side wall opening; mounting a modular optical drive in the first bay portion; mounting a modular power supply in a second bay portion; and mounting a modular hard drive assembly in a third bay portion.
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