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    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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    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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  • screws, but risks damaging the head of tight screws, while a Pozidriv/Supadriv screwdriver will damage a Phillips screw. A cross or double-slot screw...
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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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    Apple Inc. (redirect from Apple computer)
    as Apple Computer Company by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, the company was incorporated by Jobs and Wozniak as Apple Computer, Inc. the...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    ZX Interface 1 (category Home computer peripherals)
    Interface 1 required two screws to be removed from the underside of the Spectrum, the existing screwholes being used by longer screws running through the ZX...
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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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    points; the I/O panel; and the power and connector interfaces among a computer case, a motherboard, and a power supply. ATX is the most common motherboard...
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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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  • Product structure modeling (category Computer-aided design)
    The engine for example is assembled in several parts such as screws and small pipes. In case of car manufacturing instances of these concepts can be made...
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    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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    Manufacturers may use tamper-resistant screws, which cannot be unfastened with common tools. Tamper-resistant screws are used on electrical fittings in many...
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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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