Patent ID: 6049973
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: G06F,G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an integrated computer module adapted for removable insertion into a docking bay within a host assembly, and upon such insertion for connecting to a host connector, the method comprising the steps of:providing a tub having a floor wall, a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, and an open top;depositing a lower shock mount into the tub and onto the floor wall thereof;depositing a disk drive into the tub with a lower side of the disk drive engaging the lower shock mount;depositing an upper shock mount into the tub with the upper shock mount engaging an upper side of the disk drive;depositing an intermediate plate into the tub and onto the upper shock mount;securing the intermediate plate relative to the tub to hold the disk drive within the tub between the upper and lower shock mount;depositing a main printed circuit board assembly (main PCBA) into the tub and above the intermediate plate, the main PCBA including a microprocessor; electrically connecting the main PCBA to the disk drive;locating a module connector, electrically connected to the main PCBA, at a desired location at the tub's back wall for connection to the host connector upon insertion of the integrated module into the docking bay in the host assembly; anddepositing a ceiling wall onto the tub to define an enclosure that contains the lower shock mount, the disk drive, the upper shock mount, the intermediate plate, and the main PCBA.