Floating fasteners

A computing device, comprising:

• an outer housing including a cover and a base, the outer housing being adapted to contain a plurality of internal device components therein;
• a processor located within the outer housing;
• and
• a fastening system including a plurality of fastenings that are collectively adapted to removably fasten the outer housing cover to the outer housing base, wherein each of the plurality of fastenings includes:
• a first opening associated with the outer housing cover,
• a threaded second opening associated with the outer housing base, and
• an oversized screw inserted through the first opening, and into the threaded second opening,
• wherein the oversized screw and threaded second opening combination is defined by contact between the oversized screw and the threaded second opening about a threaded surface of the threaded second opening that is substantially perpendicular to the primary axis, a screw thread return angle of 45 degrees or less, and a thread depth that is less than about triple the float between the major diameters of the oversized screw and the threaded second opening.