Template:Infobox computer hardware/doc

This is for generic pieces of computer hardware that don't have more specific infoboxes, such as hard drives, motherboards, CD-ROMs etc. It should not be used for hardware such as CPUs that have their own specific infoboxes. External hardware should not use this box either.

Usage

{{ infobox computer hardware generic
| name        = Device Name.
| image       = An image to show in the infobox.
| caption     = A caption for the image.
| invent-date = Date of Invention.
| invent-name = Name of Inventor.
| conn1       = What the device connects to. (range 1-3)
| via1_1      = Possible interface for connection. (range 1-9)
| class-name  = Name of the subclassing method.
| class1      = First value in subclassing. (range 1-5)
| manuf1      = Common manufacturers of the device. (range 1-5)
| designfirm   = Often, but not always, the same as manufacturer.
| manufacturer = Common manufacturers of the device.
| introduced   = Date of Introduction.
| discontinued = Date of discontinuation.
| cost         = Introductory price.
| type         = Type of hardware (extension card/sound card/graphics card...).
| processor    = Type of processor/pic/chip.
| frequency    = Speed of the processor.
| memory       = Build in memory, if any (KB/MB/GB).
| slot         = Amount of memory slots.
| connection   = Connection (PCI/PCI-E/USB....)
| ports        = Connections on the device, such as PATA, SCSI, SATA...
| power        = Power consumption (W/kWh)
| weight       = kilogram (kg).
| dimensions   = W*D*H (width, depth, and height. Normally in centimetre (cm)).
}}

All fields, except 'name' are optional

The numbered attributes mean that there is allowance for multiples. The via attributes range from via1_1 to via3_9 where the first number corresponds to the appropriate connection number and the second number is the position in that connections 'via' list. For each connection (via_1, via_2, or via_3), there can be up to 9 connectors, via#_1 through via#_9.