Information processing device having a socket connector

An information processing device:

• a chassis;
• a primary system board mounted to the chassis;
• and
• a modular extensible input output (M-XIO) socket connector mounted to the primary system board, comprising:
• a housing comprising a first end and a second end opposite to the first end;
• a first M-XIO receptacle connector portion comprising a first portion of the housing, first power and sideband pins, and 16 pairs of first communication pins, the first portion comprising the first end;
• a second M-XIO receptacle connector portion comprising a second portion of the housing, second power and sideband pins, and 16 pairs of second communication pins, the second portion comprising the second end;
• and
• an anti-skew flange container comprising a third portion of the housing positioned between the first and second M-XIO receptacle connector portions,
• wherein each of the first and second M-XIO receptacle connector portions is electrically connected to the primary system board, and
• wherein the M-XIO socket connector is configured to removably couple with an electronic module to electrically connect the electronic module to the primary system board via at least one of the first and second M-XIO receptacle connector portions.

A method comprising:

• installing a modular extensible input output (M-XIO) socket connector comprising a first M-XIO receptacle connector portion and a second M-XIO receptacle connector portion in a primary system board of an information processing device such that each of the first and second M-XIO receptacle connector portions are electrically connected to the primary system board,
• wherein the first and second M-XIO receptacle connector portions are positioned adjacent to each other within a housing of the M-XIO socket connector and have an M-XIO form factor, wherein the first M-XIO receptacle connector portion comprises a first portion of the housing, first power and sideband pins, and 16 pairs of first communication pins, the first portion comprising a first end of the housing, and wherein the second M-XIO receptacle connector portion comprises a second portion of the housing, second power and sideband pins, and 16 pairs of second communication pins, the second portion comprising a second end of the housing,
• installing an electronic module in the M-XIO socket connector such that the electronic module is removably coupled with at least one of the first and second M-XIO receptacle connector portions to electrically connect the electronic module to the primary system board via at least one of the first and second M-XIO receptacle connector portions,
• wherein the electronic module comprises one of a cable, a riser card, or an enterprise and datacenter standard form factor (EDSFF) backplane circuit board comprising at least one of a first M-XIO plug connector portion and a second M-XIO plug connector portion.