Sustainable system and method of user repair and upgrade for laptop hardware components

A method of assembling a base chassis assembly for an information handling system for user replacement of a replaceable power pin/port connector and a replaceable input/output (IO) connector comprising:

• forming a base chassis bottom cover having a power pin/port connector chassis sidewall aperture and an IO pin/port connector chassis sidewall aperture and joining a base chassis top cover to the base chassis bottom cover to form the base chassis assembly;
• operatively coupling a connector module circuit board to the replaceable power pin/port connector and the replaceable IO pin/port connector;
• operatively coupling the connector module circuit board to a sliding circuit board tray movably housed within the replaceable IO and power pin/port connector module;
• installing the replaceable IO and power pin/port connector module within an opening in the base chassis assembly sized to receive the replaceable IO and power pin/port connector module within the base chassis assembly;
• sliding the replaceable power pin/port connector into the power pin/port connector chassis sidewall aperture and sliding of the replaceable IO pin/port connector into the IO pin/port connector chassis sidewall aperture via actuation of a connector module push/pull tab;
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• operatively coupling the replaceable IO and power pin/port connector module to a motherboard of the information handling system via a module-sided motherboard connector disposed on a bottom side of a replaceable IO and power pin/port connector module housing.

A base chassis assembly for an information handling system for user replacement of a replaceable power pin/port connector and a replaceable input/output (IO) pin/port connector comprising:

• a base chassis bottom cover having a power pin/port connector chassis sidewall aperture and an IO pin/port connector chassis sidewall aperture with a base chassis top cover joined to the base chassis bottom cover to form the base chassis assembly;
• a replaceable IO and power pin/port connector module disposed opening within the base chassis assembly for receiving the replaceable IO and power pin/port connector module, where the replaceable IO and power pin/port connector module houses a connector module circuit board operably connected to the replaceable power pin/port connector and the replaceable IO pin/port connector;
• the connector module circuit board operably coupled to a sliding circuit board tray movably housed within the replaceable IO and power pin/port connector module to slide the replaceable power pin/port connector into the power pin/port connector chassis sidewall aperture and to slide the replaceable IO pin/port connector into the IO pin/port connector chassis sidewall aperture;
• the replaceable IO and power pin/port connector module operably connected to a motherboard of the information handling system via a module-sided motherboard connector disposed on a side of a replaceable IO and power pin/port connector module housing;
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• a removable palm rest and touchpad assembly operatively coupled to the base chassis bottom cover via one or more fasteners to enclose a battery operably connected to the information handling system.