Template:Infobox computer hardware generic

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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.

[edit] 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)
}}

All fields, except 'name' are optional

The numbered atributes 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.

Images will be coming soon.

See the talk page for some examples which show the full usage of this infobox in a few combinations.