Method for interconnecting field replaceable unit to power source of communication network

A method for electrically interconnecting one or more field replaceable units (FRUs) to at least one power source and at least one communication network within a computing rack, said method comprising steps of:

• receiving a first FRU of said one or more FRUs into a receiving bay of a computing rack, wherein the first FRU comprises a connector arrangement fixed adjacent a rear portion of the first FRU, and wherein the connector arrangement is electrically interconnected to at least one power port and at least one communication port of the first FRU;
• interfacing, during at least a portion of the receiving, the first FRU connector arrangement with a complimentary connector arrangement fixed adjacent a rear portion of the receiving bay of the computing rack, wherein the complimentary connector arrangement is electrically interconnected to at least one power source and at least one communication network within the computing rack, and wherein the interfacing electrically interconnects the first FRU to the at least one power source and at least one communication network within the computing rack, wherein each of the first FRU connector arrangement and the complimentary connector arrangement comprises a blind-mate connector and a mechanical connector spaced from the blind-mate connector, and wherein the interfacing comprises:
• contacting the blind-mate connector of the first FRU connector arrangement with the blind-mate connector of the complimentary connector arrangement to electrically interconnect the first FRU to the at least one power source and at least one communication network within the computing rack;
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• contacting the mechanical connector of the first FRU connector arrangement with the mechanical connector of the complimentary connector arrangement to align the blind-mate connector of the first FRU connector arrangement with the blind-mate connector of the complimentary connector arrangement, wherein the first FRU includes an adapter that rigidly connects the blind-mate connector and the mechanical connector of the first FRU connector arrangement to a housing of the first FRU, wherein the adapter extends outwardly away from the rear portion of a housing of the first FRU to define a space between the blind-mate connector and the housing of the first FRU for passage of one or more cables or wires that are electrically connected between the first FRU and the blind-mate connector, the space being located exterior of the housing of the first FRU.