Spring-loaded assembly for a connector

An information handling system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor;
• a connector communicatively coupled to the processor, the connector operable to provide communications between the processor and a computer component;
• the connector having electrical contacts, the electrical contacts operable to couple to mated electrical contacts of the computer component;
• a spring-loaded assembly associated with the connector, the spring-loaded assembly operable to move the connector along an axial direction to couple with the computer component;
• and
• the spring-loaded assembly including:
• an assembly housing operable to receive a portion of a screw used to couple the connector to a chassis of an information handling system;
• a sliding block disposed in the assembly housing and operably engaged with the screw, the sliding block operable to move the connector between a first position and a second position;
• and
• a spring placed between the sliding block and at least one wall of the assembly housing, the spring operably provides an axial force to bias the connector to a first position, whereby coupling the connector to the computer component causes the connector to move to a connected position intermediate the first and second position.

A method of connecting a computer component to an information handling system, comprising:

• attaching an assembly housing of a connector to a portion of an information handling system, the connector associated with a spring-loaded assembly having a first position and a second position such that the connector is biased to a first position, the assembly housing operable to receive a portion of a screw;
• attaching the computer component to a mounting position with the information handling system such that the computer component forms a connection with the connector, the computer component operable to be in electrical communications with the information handling system via the connector;
• and
• based on the mounting position of the computer component, automatically moving the connector in an axial direction to a connected position that is intermediate the first and second position.