Patent ID: RE44933

Claim:
A computer module, said module comprising: an enclosure, said enclosure comprising a first connector configured to couple to a second connector through a cable, said second connector being insertable into a console; a central processing unit in said enclosure, said central processing unit comprising a microprocessor based integrated circuit chip and an interface controller integrated in said chip, said interface controller being configured to transmit and receive serial bits of Peripheral Component Interconnect (“PCI”) bus transaction, said serial bits of PCI bus transaction comprising PCI address and data bits ; a low voltage differential signal (“LVDS”) channel in said enclosure, said LVDS channel comprising a first unidirectional, differential signal pair to convey data in a first direction and a second unidirectional, differential signal pair to convey data in a second, opposite direction, said LVDS channel directly extending from said interface controller to convey said serial bits of PCI bus transaction; 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.