Inventors:
Roger You - Cerritos CA
David Chen - Agoura Hills CA
Matthew Herron - Palo Alto CA
Tony Nguyen - Stanton CA
Brian Williams - Woodland Hills CA
Assignee:
Packard Bell NEC - Sacramento CA
International Classification:
G06F 116
Abstract:
A case for a personal computer or the like is provided which includes a modular multiple drive bay unit that is removably attached to the case. The removable unit can have various drive units such as floppy disk drives, CD drives, and the like, installed in the bays. The removable attachment between the case and modular drive bay unit allows the drive unit to be removed from the case while maintaining electrical communication therewith by way of an external cable so that the case can be placed on the ground such as under a desk, and the removable drive unit can be put on the desk to provide ready access to the drive units of the modular unit.