Computer system including a riser card and a chassis with serviceability features
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorTruong Phan
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Abstract
A computer system is formed using a riser card and a chassis with serviceability features. The riser card includes a connector disposed at an interior facing surface of the riser card for facilitating coupling of a storage device with removable medium to the riser card. The sealed chassis includes a covered opening disposed on a wall of the chassis that can be uncovered to provide access to service one or more components. The riser card in cooperation with the sealed chassis conceals the storage device, if provided. The riser card and the sealed chassis may be independently employed.
Claims15
A riser card for forming a computer system, the riser card comprising:
- a) a card body having a first surface designed to be interior facing, and a second surface designed to be exterior facing, relative to a chassis of the computer system;
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- b) a first storage device connector disposed on the first interior facing surface, designed to couple a storage device for a removable medium to the riser card at the first interior facing surface, by coupling the first storage device connector with a complementary connector of the storage device, wherein the storage device is concealed within the chassis.
A riser card for forming a computer system, the riser card comprising:
- a card body having a first surface designed to be interior facing, and a second surface designed to be exterior facing, relative to a chassis of the computer system;
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- a first storage device connector disposed on the first interior facing surface, designed to couple a storage device for a removable medium to the riser card at the first interior facing surface, by coupling the first storage device connector with a complementary connector of the storage device, wherein the storage device is concealed within the chassis wherein the riser card is designed to be directly disposed behind a front wall of the computer system chassis, and the riser card further comprises one or more of the following:
- c) a power on/off mechanism directly disposed on the second exterior facing surface to facilitate powering the computer system on/off;
- d) an I/O port directly disposed on the second exterior facing surface, designed to couple an external I/O device to the computer system;
- e) an indicator light directly disposed on the second exterior facing surface, designed to provide visual indication to a user;
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- f) a display area directly disposed on the second surface of the card body, designed to provide visual displays for the user;
- the chassis having corresponding openings disposed on the front wall to externalize the included ones of the power on/off mechanism, the I/O port, the visual indicator and the display area.
A computer system comprising:
- a) a riser card having a motherboard connector and a first storage device connector disposed on an interior facing surface of the riser card, wherein the storage device connector facilitates coupling of a storage device with removable medium to the riser card;
- b) a motherboard having a riser card connector, directly connected to the riser card with the riser card connector mating with the motherboard connector of the riser card;
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- c) a chassis enclosing the riser card and the motherboard, concealing the storage device with removable medium if provided with the computer system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.