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US 6,185,093 B2Granted
Expansion card carrier and method for a computer system
AssigneeDell USA, L. P.
InventorDavid L. Moss
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Abstract
A computer system includes a chassis having a slot in a side panel. An expansion card carrier is removably mounted in the chassis by being inserted into and removed from the slot. The carrier includes a jumper board which has a first connector and a second connector. An expansion card is mounted on the jumper board. The expansion card has a connector which engages the first connector of the jumper board. The second connector is coupled to the first connector and is positioned at an end of the carrier for being plugged into a connector within the chassis.
Claims12
A computer system comprising:
- a chassis having a slot formed in a wall thereof;
- at least one microprocessor mounted in the chassis;
- at least one input coupled to provide input into the microprocessor;
- at least one mass storage coupled to the microprocessor;
- at least one display coupled to the microprocessor by a video controller;
- at least one memory coupled to provide storage to facilitate execution of computer programs by the microprocessor;
- an expansion card carrier removably mounted in the slot formed in the chassis, the card carrier including a top, and having a handle at a first end and a connector slot formed in a second end, opposite the first end;
- a jumper board mounted on the card carrier, the jumper board having a first connector and a second connector;
- and
- an expansion card inserted top down into the carrier and electrically connected to the jumper board, the expansion card having a connector engaged with the first connector of the jumper board upon insertion, the second connector of the jumper board being coupled to the first connector and positioned in the connector slot of the card carrier, the handle being flush mounted with the wall of the chassis.
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An expansion card assembly in combination with a computer system comprising:
- a chassis having a slot formed in a wall thereof;
- an expansion card carrier including a top, the carrier being removably mounted in the slot formed in the wall of the chassis;
- the carrier having a handle at a first end and a connector slot at a second end, opposite the first end;
- a jumper board mounted on the card carrier, the jumper board having a first connector and a second connector;
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- an expansion card inserted top down into the carrier and electrically connected to the jumper board, the expansion card having a connector engaged with the first connector of the jumper board upon insertion, the second connector of the jumper board being positioned in the connector slot of the card carrier, the second connector coupled to the first connector, the handle being flush mounted with the wall of the chassis.
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An expansion card assembly comprising:
- a card carrier having a top a handle at a first end and a connector slot at a second end, opposite the first end;
- a jumper board including a first connector mounted on the card carrier;
- a card inserted top down into the carrier and electrically connected to the jumper board, the card having a connector engaged with the first connector on the jumper board upon insertion;
- and
- a second connector on the jumper board, positioned in the connector slot and coupled to the first connector.
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An expansion card system comprising:
- an expansion card carrier including a top, a handle at a first end and a connector slot formed therein at a second end, opposite the first end;
- a jumper board mounted on the card carrier, the jumper board having a first connector and a second connector;
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- an expansion card inserted top down into the carrier and electrically connected with the jumper board, the expansion card having a connector engaged with the first connector of the jumper board upon insertion, the second connector of the jumper board being coupled to the first connector and positioned in the connector slot on the card carrier.
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A method of mounting an expansion card in a computer chassis, having a carrier slot formed in a wall of the chassis, comprising:
- providing an expansion card carrier with a top, a handle at a first end and a connector slot at a second end, opposite the first end, the expansion card carrier being removably mounted in the carrier slot formed in a wall of the chassis;
- mounting a jumper board on the card carrier, the jumper board having a first connector and a second connector;
- using the handle for inserting the card carrier into the carrier slot;
- sliding the card carrier into the chassis, the chassis including a backplane connector, the connector slot of the card carrier being positioned to plug the second connector of the jumper board into a back plane connector within the chassis and the handle being flush mounted with the wall of the chassis;
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- inserting an expansion card top down into the carrier to provide electrical connection with the jumper board upon insertion, the expansion card having a connector engaged with the first connector of the jumper board upon insertion, the second connector of the jumper board being coupled to the first connector and being mounted in the connector slot of the carrier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.