PORTABLE COMPUTER WITH DATA STORAGE DEVICE
A portable computer includes a motherboard and an optical disk drive (ODD) which itself houses a USB connector. The motherboard includes a south bridge (SB) chip. The optical disk drive and the USB connector are connected to the SB chip. The USB connector mounted in the ODD is exposed at an outer surface of the portable computer for connecting to a peripheral device.
1 . A portable computer comprising:
a motherboard comprising a south bridge (SB) chip;
an optical disk drive (ODD) connected to the SB chip; and
a USB connector connected to the SB chip, wherein the USB connector is mounted in the ODD and exposed at an outer surface of the portable computer for connecting a periphery USB device.
2 . The portable computer of claim 1 , wherein the USB connector is connected to the SB chip via a flexible printed circuit board.
3 . The portable computer of claim 1 , wherein the data storage device further comprises a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) connector connected to the SB chip via a SATA connection.
4 . The portable computer of claim 1 , wherein the SATA connector and the USB connector are integrated into a combination connector.
5 . The portable computer of claim 4 , wherein the combination connector comprises a plurality of SATA pins related to the SATA connector and a plurality of USB pins related to the USB connector.
6 . The portable computer of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of SATA pins comprises a pair of data transmitting pins, a pair of data receiving pins, at least one power pin, and at least one ground pin.
7 . The portable computer of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of USB pins comprises two pairs of data transmitting pins, at least one power pin, and at least one ground pin.
8 . The portable computer of claim 4 , wherein the ODD comprising a tray located at a front side of the ODD for mounting a floppy disk, and the combination connector is located at a rear side of the ODD.
9 . A portable computer comprising:
a motherboard comprising a south bridge (SB) chip; and
a data storage device comprising a USB connector connected to the SB chip and a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) connector connected to the SB chip, wherein the USB connector and the SATA connector are integrated into a combination connector.
10 . The portable computer of claim 9 , wherein the USB connector is connected to the SB chip via a flexible printed circuit board, and the USB connector is exposed at an outer surface of the portable computer for connecting a periphery USB device.
11 . The portable computer of claim 9 , wherein the SATA connector is connected to the SB chip via a SATA connection, and the USB connector is connected to the south bridge chip via a USB connection.
12 . The portable computer of claim 9 , wherein the combination connector comprises a plurality of SATA pins related to the SATA connector and a plurality of USB pins related to the USB connector.
13 . The portable computer of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of SATA pins comprises a pair of data transmitting pins, a pair of data receiving pins, at least one power pin, and at least one ground pin.
14 . The portable computer of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of USB pins comprises two pairs of data transmitting pins, at least one power pin, and at least one ground pin.
15 . The portable computer of claim 9 , wherein the data storage device is an Optical Disk Drive (ODD) comprising a tray located at a front side of the ODD for mounting a floppy disk, and the combination connector is located at a rear side of the ODD.