Modular computer assembly

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention specifically addresses and alleviates the above mentioned deficiencies associated in the prior art.
More particularly, the present invention discloses a modular computer chassis comprising a main chassis to which a motherboard may be attached and a subchassis attachable to the main chassis.
The subchassis is capable of having at least one computer component attached thereto such that the computer component is electrically connected to the motherboard.
The computer component may thus be separated from the main chassis by removing the subchassis from the main chassis.
Complimentary electrical connectors attached to the subchassis and the main chassis automatically provide electrical interconnection therebetween when the subchassis is attached to the main chassis.
The subchassis will preferably contain those computer components subject to mechanical wear and most often requiring replacement, i.
e.
the power supply, disk drives and/or tape drives.
The subchassis is mechanically connected to the main chassis by using slots and tabs such that when the cover is in place upon the computer, the subchassis is secured therein.
The subchassis and the computer components disposed thereon thus form a module or peripheral tray which may be conveniently removed and replaced such that those computer components most frequently requiring service may be quickly removed and replaced by a person unskilled in computer repair.
The modular chassis of the present invention eliminates the need to manipulate connectors or individual computer components, thus substantially reducing the likelihood of inadvertently damaging the computer.
Additionally, by attaching a hard disk to the subchassis, the module or peripheral tray may be used to transfer data between like constructed computers.
Thus, the hard disks may be interchanged among computers having the modular chassis of the present invention.
By facilitating such data transfer, the present invention makes it possible for a user to begin a project on a first computer, transfer data to a second computer, and resume working on the second computer while having full access to the data so transferred