Patent ID: 8411434

Claim:
A small form factor desktop computer, comprising: a single piece metal housing comprising: a bottom opening arranged to provide access to internal operational components, a rear opening arranged to accommodate a plurality of I/O interfaces, and a front surface having a slot opening suitable for receiving an optical disk such as a DVD, the single piece housing further comprising an integral top portion, side walls and a bottom portion that cooperate to form a cavity in cooperation with the front opening, the bottom opening, and slot opening wherein the top portion has a substantially flat surface and curved edges to meet the side walls having rectilinear edges arranged such that they form a flat side surface and wherein an interior surface of the top portion includes a plurality of etched ground points suitable for connecting electrical components to a chassis ground; and a removable support rotatably attached to the single piece metal housing, the removable support disposed within the bottom opening that when removed provides access to at least some operational components enclosed within the single piece housing when the removable support is removed from the small form factor desktop computer, wherein the removable support is formed of RF transparent material for facilitating RF transmission, the removable support further comprising a foot portion arranged to provide elevated support for the small form factor desktop computer, wherein the foot portion elevates the small form factor desktop computer a distance from a supporting surface sufficient to provide an air path that permits an external air flow to enter at an opening in a bottom portion of the small form factor desktop computer to cool internal components.