Method and apparatus for board mounting in a chassis

A board mounting apparatus comprising:

• a chassis including a chassis surface;
• at least one chassis base member positioned in the chassis, the at least one chassis base member embossed from the chassis and defining a channel and an open volume adjacent the channel;
• a first portion of the channel comprising a first width and being of a construction sufficient to secure one of a threaded connector and a non-threaded flanged connector;
• and
• a second portion of the channel increasing from the first width to a second width, the second width greater than the first width, the second portion operable to accept a sliding connector.

An information handling system comprising:

• a chassis;
• a board including a microprocessor, the board operable to be mounted to the chassis;
• a chassis base member positioned in the chassis, the chassis base member embossed from the chassis and defining a channel and an open volume adjacent the channel;
• a first portion of the channel comprising a first width, the first portion operable to secure the board to the chassis and being of a construction sufficient to secure one of a threaded connector and a non-threaded flanged connector;
• and
• a second portion of the channel having a second width greater than the first width.

A method for mounting a board in a chassis comprising:

• providing a chassis;
• embossing a chassis base member from the chassis, the chassis base member defining a channel and an open volume adjacent the channel;
• providing a first portion of the channel comprising a first width and comprising a thread groove defined by the chassis base member and located immediately adjacent the first portion of the channel;
• and
• providing a second portion of the channel increasing from the first width to a second width, the second width greater than the first width.