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Not just 'personal' - FRUs were standard design on mainframes long before PCs were invented
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''This article is primarily about FRUs in computers.''
 
A '''field replaceable unit''' (FRU)<ref name="Newton16p364" /> is a [[circuit board]], part or assembly that can be quickly and easily removed from a [[personal computer]] or other piece of [[electronic equipment]], and replaced by the user or a technician without having to send the entire product or system to a repair facility. FRUs allow a technician lacking in-depth product knowledge to [[fault detection and isolation|fault isolate]] and replace faulty components.
 
==Other equipment==