Computer having option card module latching and drive bay pivot structures
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsFrancis A. Felcman, Jerome S. Conway, Hasan Giray Kaya
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Abstract
A computer system is provided which includes features enhancing its serviceability. In a described embodiment, a computer has a chassis which includes option card module latching structures and a drive bay module pivot structure. The latching structures provide convenient access to a system board of the computer. The pivot structure provides convenient access to storage media devices in a drive bay module of the computer.
Claims27
A computer system, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a card module;
- a card module positioning system operable to move the card module from a first position to a second position and lock the card module in the second position;
- and
- a removable system module, wherein the system module is unobstructed from removal from the chassis by the card module when the card module is positioned in the second position, but is obstructed from removal from the chassis by the card module when the card module is positioned in the first position.
A computer system, comprising:
- a card module;
- and
- a card module positioning system operable to raise the card module from a first position to a second position and to maintain the card module raised in the second position, the card module positioning system comprising a lever pivotally secured to the card module, wherein the lever raises the card module from the first position to the second position as the lever is pivoted from a first lever position to a second lever position, the card module positioning system being adapted to secure the lever in the second lever position.
A method of removing a computer system component from a computer chassis, comprising:
- operating a card module positioning system to displace a card module from a first position that prevents removal of the computer system component from the computer chassis to a second position that enables removal of the computer system component from the computer chassis;
- operating the card module positioning system to lock the card module in the second position;
- and
- removing the computer system component from the computer chassis when the card module has been displaced to the second position.
A method of installing a computer system component into a computer chassis, comprising:
- raising a card module from a first position to a second position using a card module positioning system;
- operating the card module positioning system to lock the card module in the second position;
- inserting the computer system component into the computer chassis when the card module is disposed in the second position;
- and
- lowering the card module to the first position using the card module positioning system, whereupon the card module is connected to the computer system component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.