Exterior front panel assembly for accommodating and strengthening a computer card assembly

A front panel assembly for a printed circuit board of a Compact Peripheral Component Interconnect (cPCI) front card, said front panel assembly comprising:

• a front panel having a first end, a second end, and a middle portion;
• said first end comprising first attachment means for attaching said first end with an upper portion of the circuit board;
• said second end comprising second attachment means for attaching said second end with a lower portion of the circuit board;
• a board bracket comprising third attachment means for attaching said board bracket with said front panel;
• said board bracket having an extended portion and an anchor portion;
• and
• said extended portion comprising fourth attachment means for attaching said extended portion with a middle portion of the front card's circuit board;
• wherein said extended portion and said anchor portion are located on opposite ends of said board bracket, wherein said front panel is stronger than the printed circuit board, wherein said front panel has a rectangular shaped slot located below said middle portion of said front panel, wherein said third attachment means comprise press fitting said anchor portion into said rectangular shaped slot, wherein said extended portion has a screw hole for insertion by a board retainer screw, and wherein said fourth attachment means comprise inserting said board retainer screw into said screw hole and a clearance hole on the middle portion of the circuit board.