Patent ID: 6914773
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of assembling a portable computer, comprising: attaching a display to a front cover so as to form a first integral case; attaching control circuitry directly to an inner surface of a back cover so as to form a second integral case, said control circuitry including a main board and memory for driving an overall operation of the portable computer; and attaching the front cover and the back cover, wherein in an operational mode of the portable computer, the front cover including the display is attached ontop of the back cover including the control circuitry such that the front cover including the display and the rear cover including the control circuitry form a single integral case, and wherein in a repair mode, the second integral case including both the control circuitry and back cover is configured to be detachably separated from the first integral case including both the display and front cover so as to expose the control circuitry such that repair to the control circuitry can be performed without disassembling the display from the front cover.