System and method for simulating cable routing between electronic components within a computer chassis

An apparatus simulating cable routing for determining signal integrity between electronic components within a computer chassis, the apparatus being outside of an actual computer chassis, the apparatus comprising:

• a base plate simulating a computer chassis base, the base plate including a top surface;
• a plurality of reconfigurable mounting fixtures each allowing temporary mounting of a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) to a respective reconfigurable mounting fixture, the plurality of reconfigurable mounting fixtures temporarily mountable anywhere on the top surface of the base plate, each reconfigurable mounting fixture of the plurality of reconfigurable mounting fixtures having a rectangular-shaped mounting surface, a plurality of perforations being arranged on the rectangular-shaped mounting surface, the plurality of perforations being arranged in a matrix having several rows intersecting several columns, the matrix extending across the rectangular-shaped mounting surface in its entirety from one set of edges to respective opposing edges;
• and
• a cable including a first end connector allowing a connection to a first PCBA and a second end connector allowing a connection to a second PCBA.