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A system and method are disclosed for configuring a portable computer comprises encasing the computer in an enclosure, providing battery slot defined by at least one wall of the enclosure, encasing a battery pack in a battery pack housing, inserting the battery pack into the battery slot and interwe

A system and method are disclosed for configuring a portable computer comprises encasing the computer in an enclosure, providing battery slot defined by at least one wall of the enclosure, encasing a battery pack in a battery pack housing, inserting the battery pack into the battery slot and interweaving a wall of the battery pack housing with a wall of the enclosure defining the slot so that a portion of the battery pack housing projects into the battery slot. The system and method may also comprise providing a portal in a first wall associated with a computer enclosure and inserting a battery pack having a second wall into the enclosure wherein a structural region of the second wall of the battery pack extends into the portal.

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1. A method for configuring a portable computer, the method comprising: encasing the portable computer in an enclosure; providing a battery slot defined by at least one wall of the enclosure; providing a plurality of portals through a fingered section of the battery slot wall; encasing a batte

1. A method for configuring a portable computer, the method comprising: encasing the portable computer in an enclosure; providing a battery slot defined by at least one wall of the enclosure; providing a plurality of portals through a fingered section of the battery slot wall; encasing a battery pack with a battery pack housing including a plurality of structural regions protruding from the battery pack housing inserting the battery pack housing into the battery slot; and interweaving a the plurality of structural regions with the plurality of portals, so that only a portion of said battery pack housing projects into said battery slot. 2. A method as described in claim 1, further comprising: disposing battery cells within the battery pack housing wherein the structural regions on the battery pack housing are over the battery cells. 3. A method as described in claim 2, further comprising extending solid sections between the fingered sections of the battery slot wall. 4. A method as described in claim 3, further comprising aligning reduced wall thickness regions of the battery pack wall housing under solid sections of the battery slot wall. 5. A method as described in claim 4, further comprising alternating the reduced wall thickness regions with the structural regions of the battery pack wall along a longitudinal axis of the battery pack. 6. A method as described in claim 5, further comprising alternating the solid sections of the battery slot wall with the fingered sections of the battery slot wall. 7. A method as described in claim 6, further comprising locating the battery slot under a palm rest of the portable computer system.