Patent ID: 7076325

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an information handling system, comprising: manufacturing a lower chassis having a housing, a motherboard, memory, a plurality of expansion drive bays, and a connector for connection to an external supply of DC power, wherein the motherboard, the memory, and the plurality of expansion drive bays are connected to the housing of the lower chassis; manufacturing an upper chassis having a housing, a display, and a power supply, wherein the upper chassis is manufactured at a different location than the lower chassis, and wherein the display and the power supply are connected to the housing of the upper chassis, wherein the upper chassis is manufactured to be disposed on top of the lower chassis, and wherein the lower chassis is manufactured to be disposed beneath the upper chassis; and shipping the lower and the upper chassis directly to a customer without pre-assembly of the upper and lower chassis, wherein the shipping of either the upper or the lower chassis avoids import and export tariffs associated with shipping the entire information handling system.