Template talk:Infobox computer hardware generic

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Central Processing Unit
Date Invented: ages ago
Connects to:
  • Motherboard via cpu socket
Product Classes: x86
Manufacturer: Intel
Video Card
Invented By: someone
Connects to:
  • Motherboard via one of
    • PciExpress
    • Agp Port
    • Pci Port
  • Display via Cord
Common Manufacturers:
  • ATI
  • nVidia
Hard Drive
Connects to:
  • Motherboard via one of
    • IDE
    • ATA
    • SATA
    • SCSI
  • User via Interactions
  • Blah via one of
    • Meh
    • Yeah
Product Classes:
  • IDE
  • ATA
  • S-ATA
  • SCSI

This template should be used for generic hardware devices. 2 examples are shown to your left. Other examples include Hard Drives, Motherboard etc.

[edit] Connects to?

I think there's a fundamental problem with having the "connects to" line in many instances of this infobox. Many of the instances where this has been used either cause misleading or incorrect text. For example, saying that RAM connects to a motherboard via a socket is only true some of the time. Quite often, RAM modules are reflow-soldered directly to a board, and what's more, the notion of a motherboard doesn't necessarily apply to all computers. Similar scenarios exist for the video card and network card instances, which provide a very PC-centric view of the devices and ignore the fact that their functions can either be integrated entirely or almost entirely onto one large board, or even one IC package. Please be careful not to use this infobox in such a way that provides an overly PC-centric view. Computers are implemented in many more ways than a desktop PC. -- mattb @ 2006-10-11T18:01Z

You make a very good point. Sadly this can not be governed by the infobox itself, they havent developed ParserFunctions to be that good (yet...) I will alter the small note at the bottom of the box to recognise the fact that these are only common configurations --TheJosh 07:57, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 200px

We do not need the "200px" on the [[Image:{{{image}}}|200px]]. Does that sound right? We should use "thumbnail" instead to make the thumbnail use the user-preferences size. Example: [[Image:{{{image}}}|thumbnail]]. I'll go ahead and make the change if nobody cares. ~a (user • talk • contribs) 19:44, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

The 200px makes the image always be small enough to fit in the box. If the user has their thumbnail size set to 350px, then the box will blow out and become quite huge. --TheJosh (talk) 23:24, 22 May 2008 (UTC)