Computer case screws are the hardware used to secure parts of a PC to the case. Although there are numerous manufacturers of computer cases, they have...
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A computer case, also known as a computer chassis, is the enclosure that contains most of the hardware of a personal computer. The components housed inside...
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Thumbscrew (redirect from Thumb screws)
flat vertical head, intended to be tightened and loosened by hand Computer case screws Wingnut (hardware), a nut with two large metal wings on, intended...
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the screw, even if it is shaken.: 85–86 They also allow for the use of angled screw drivers and trim head screws. The socket-headed Robertson screws reduce...
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Motherboard (redirect from Computer motherboard)
Input/Output System (BIOS) Chip creep CMOS battery Computer case screws Expansion card List of computer hardware manufacturers M.2 Overclocking Peripheral...
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head. The most common uses of screws are to hold objects together and there are many forms for a variety of materials. Screws might be inserted into holes...
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A computer fan is any fan inside, or attached to, a computer case used for active cooling. Fans are used to draw cooler air into the case from the outside...
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offset the initial costs of using ball screws. Ball screws may also reduce or eliminate the backlash common in lead screw and nut combinations. The balls may...
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19-inch rack (redirect from Cabinet (computer))
allowing the module to be fastened to the rack frame with screws or bolts. Common uses include computer servers, telecommunications equipment and networking...
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Torx (redirect from Hexalobular internal driving feature for bolts and screws)
below, were developed. Torx screws are also becoming increasingly popular in construction industries. By design, Torx head screws resist cam out better than...
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held on with left-handed screws. Different shapes (profiles) of threads are used in screws employed for different purposes. Screw threads are standardized...
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the threads as the screws rotate. The meshing rotors force the gas through the compressor, and the gas exits at the end of the screws. The working area...
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UML. New York: Wiley Computer Publishing. pp. 52. ISBN 0-471-29551-5. Cockburn, Alistair (9 January 2008). "Why I still use cases". alistair.cockburn.us...
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General Instrument AY-3-8910 (category Computer-related introductions in 1978)
CPC, Oric-1, Colour Genie, Elektor TV Games Computer, MSX, Tiki 100 and later ZX Spectrum home computers. It was also used in the Mockingboard and Cricket...
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Macintosh IIcx (category Macintosh case designs)
power supply) snapped into place inside the case without the need for screws. There was one central safety screw that tied the assembly together though it...
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A computer monitor is an output device that displays information in pictorial or textual form. A discrete monitor comprises a visual display, support electronics...
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Apple Inc. (redirect from Apple computer)
2022). "Apple Opens Self-Repair Store With $300 iPhone Screens, 19-Cent Screws". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on...
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Numerical control (redirect from Computer numerical control)
often, generated by graphical computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software. In the case of 3D printers, the part to be...
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Kensington Security Slot (redirect from Kensington Computer Products Group,Ltd.)
port, and have special screws to secure locks in place. The Computer Chronicles, The Computer Chronicles - Notebook Computers (1992), archived from the...
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the expansion cover was held down with screws instead of the easier-to-open plastic latches. The computers eventually shipped with maxed-out RAM: 16k...
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layout (four screws arranged on the back side of the unit), with the prior format, there is no major physical difference preventing an AT case from accepting...
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Power Mac G4 (category PowerPC Macintosh computers)
the Power Mac G5. The Power Mac G4 is a line of personal computers. The tower form factor case is adapted from that of the Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and...
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molded case, and a 5-hour battery. Following DIP specifications, the CHIP snapped into the case with no "screws or glues" creating a portable computer. On...
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Spacers and standoffs (section Usage in home computers)
external computer ports, and size 6-32 is used for motherboard mounts. Dell, Inc. refers to standoffs that receive thumbscrews as "hex nut screws" and measures...
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lead screw that is restrained from spinning. The only spinning parts are inside the motor, and may not be visible from the outside. Some lead screws have...
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EKWB (category Computer hardware cooling)
Blocks, is a Slovenian company founded in 2003 that manufactures high-end computer water cooling, extreme cooling, and some air cooling components for CPUs...
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Micrometer (device) (redirect from Micrometer screw)
traversed longitudinally by action of screws. The ends of the cylinders where they met was of hemispherical shape. One screw was fitted with a wheel graduated...
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British Standard Whitworth (redirect from Whitworth screw thread)
Smith Elder, London McCarthy, M., and Garcia, R., 2004, "Screw Threads on the SS Xantho: A Case of Standardisation in 19th Century Britain". The International...
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screw may buy screws from any of those manufacturers, because each supplier manufactures the parts to the same specification. To identify such screws...
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IBook (category Computer-related introductions in 1999)
40 screws needed to be removed to access the hard drive. The optical drive, however, can be accessed far more easily, requiring only 11 screws and one...
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