Tool for installation of ocp form factor card
AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorsYaw-Tzorng TSORNG, Jen-Jia Liou, Jui-Tang CHANG
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Abstract
An insertion tool for assisting in the insertion of an OCP 3.0 type expansion card in an expansion card slot of a computer system is disclosed. The expansion card may be a pull tab type form factor that does not have a mechanism such as an ejector latch to assist in applying force to insert the card. The expansion card has a front panel opposite a distal edge connector. The tool has a handle and a head coupled to the handle. The head has two contact areas that contact different areas of the front panel of the expansion card. For example, one of the contact areas may be an extended side arm and the other area may be a lateral rib extending from the head.
Claims18
A tool to assist in the insertion of an expansion card into an expansion card slot, the expansion card having a front plate opposite a distal edge connector, the tool comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- a head coupled to the handle, the head having two contact areas in perpendicular relation to each other to contact two areas of the front plate of the expansion card.
A method of inserting an expansion card into a slot of a computer system, wherein the expansion card includes a front plate opposite a distal edge connector, the method comprising:
- inserting the expansion card in the slot;
- mating two contact areas of a head of a tool to corresponding areas of the front plate of the expansion card;
- and
- gripping a handle coupled to the head of the tool to apply force sufficient to push the expansion card fully into the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.