Riser card assembly and method for its installation
US6261104A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/79
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for expanding the circuitry of a circuit board, such as a computer motherboard. The apparatus can include a riser card removably coupled to the circuit board and having a plurality of expansion slots for receiving expansion devices. The riser card can include a connector for receiving a second riser card having further expansion slots for removably receiving additional expansion devices. Accordingly, a single riser card can be connected to a circuit board that is installed in a chassis that can accept no more than one riser card, and a pair of such riser cards can be stacked, one upon the other, on a circuit board that is installed in a chassis that can accommodate stacked riser cards.
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