Patent ID: 6504711
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A modular portable computer, comprising:a base board unit having a first printed circuit surface and a second printed circuit surface opposite to said first printed circuit surface, said first printed circuit surface having a processor socket and at least one memory socket mounted thereon and connected electrically thereto, said processor socket having a processing unit mounted removably thereon and connected electrically thereto, said memory socket having a respective memory module mounted removably thereon and connected electrically thereto, said base board unit further having a signal input/output connector set mounted thereon and connected electrically to at least one of said first and second printed circuit surfaces; an inner frame member superimposed on said first printed circuit surface of said base board unit, said inner frame member including a heat-dissipating portion, a fan-mounting cavity, a heat-dissipating fan mounted in said fan-mounting cavity, and a heat-conducting pipe having one end disposed to contact said processing unit and an opposite end connected to said heat-dissipating portion so as to transmit heat generated by said processing unit to said heat-dissipating portion, said heat-dissipating fan being operable so as to blow cooling air toward said heat-dissipating portion; and a casing unit including an upper casing part and a lower casing part connected removably to said upper casing part, said upper and lower casing parts cooperating to confine a compartment that receives assembly of said base board unit and said inner frame member therein, and permitting said signal input/output connector set to be accessible externally of said casing unit so as to permit connection of external peripheral equipment to said signal input/output connector set, said lower casing part being formed with a receiving space that receives a data storage medium therein, said data storage medium being connected electrically to said base board unit.