User repairable personal computer

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364231, 3642692, 364944, 3649455, 364DIG1, 364DIG2, 371 81, 371 91, G06F 1100, G06F 1116

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051858819

ABSTRACT:
A preferred embodiment of the user repairable personal computer described for enabling a novice user to repair of personal computer without having to send the unit to a service facility. The computer 10 has a plurality of modules contained within a main chassis 20, such as a power supply module 44, a system board module 50, a plurality of disc drive modules 72-76, a disc drive adapter card module 84 and a video controller card module 94. The computer 10 further has peripheral modules in the form of a video display module 16 and a keyboard module 18. The system board module 50 has a microprocessor integrated circuit device 54 and a plurality of supporting memory IC current devices 56 and imput/Output IC circuit devices 58. A plurality of the IC circuit devices is removably mounted to pin sockets 60. Additionally the system board module 50 has pluarlity of status wires 66 that are operationally connected to a front panel 22 of the chassis by a front panel status connector 160. The set 66 of wires has one end permanently electrically connected to the printed circuit board 52. The connector 160 has a keying means 161 for preventing the connector for being incorrectly assembled and a latching means 167 for preventing unintentional disconnection. Any defective module may be easily disconnected, removed and replaced with a "good" module with minimum chance that an incorrect replacement or reconnection will be made.

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