Patent ID: 7054976

Claim:
A computer apparatus, comprising: a computer body; a main board mounted in said computer body; a digital controller mounted on said main board, said digital controller being configured to support an audio standard interface; a card unit separate from said computer body, said card unit including a card for performing at least one of audio and communication functions, said functions supporting the audio standard interface; a connection jack fixed to said card unit and electrically connected to the card for transmitting a signal from the card to said digital controller; and a connection unit provided on said main board and electrically connected to said digital controller; wherein said computer body has an aperture formed therein for receiving said connection jack, said connection jack being mountable in said aperture so that said card and said card unit are mountable on an exterior of said computer body via said connection jack, said connection jack having an end extending through said aperture into an interior of said computer body; said apparatus further comprising a connection cable having a first end connected to the end of said connection jack extending through said aperture and having a second end connected to said connection unit; whereby said card unit and said card are electrically connected to said digital controller via said connection jack, said connection cable and said connection unit.