Patent ID: RE43119

Claim:
A computer module, said module system comprising: a console comprising a first low voltage differential signal (“LVDS”) channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions; and an interface controller coupled to said first LVDS channel; and a computer module comprising an enclosure, said enclosure being insertable into a said console; a central processing unit in said enclosure, said central processing unit comprising a microprocessor based integrated circuit chip; an integrated interface controller and bridge unit to communicate encoded address and data of Peripheral Component Interconnect (“PCI”) bus transaction, said integrated interface controller and bridge unit directly coupled to said central processing unit without any intervening PCI bus; a second LVDS channel extending directly from said integrated interface controller and bridge unit to convey said encoded address and data of PCI bus transaction, said second LVDS channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, multiple serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions; a hard disk drive in said enclosure, said hard disk drive being coupled to said central processing unit; and a programmable memory device in said enclosure, said programmable memory device being configurable to store a password for preventing a possibility of unauthorized use of said hard disk drive.