Patent ID: 6980422

Claim:
A housing bay providing access to an internal data port in a computer, the housing bay comprising: an access door rotatably connected to an opening of a computer housing, wherein the access door occludes the opening in the computer housing when the access door is closed, the access door having: an electronic lock for locking the access door in a closed position, the electronic lock being capable of being unlocked by inputting a code into the computer, a hinged end having a hinge that is connected to the computer housing, a data port proximate to the hinged end of the access door, the data port capable of providing a data connection between a data line inside the computer and an peripheral device, and an open end for manually accessing the peripheral device when coupling or decoupling the peripheral device to the data port; wherein, when open, the access door angles away from an exterior surface of the computer to allow the peripheral device to be inserted into or removed from the data port, the data port being in an interior of the computer.