Expansion card and motherboard for supporting the expansion card
US8566500B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0032
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A motherboard assembly includes a motherboard and an expansion card. The motherboard includes an expansion slot, a hard disk drive (HDD) controller, a power connector, and a central processing unit (CPU). The expansion slot includes a protrusion, idle pins connected to the HDD controller, power pins connected to the power connector, signal pins connected to the CPU. The expansion card includes a circuit board. A storage unit, a display unit, and a power circuit connected to the storage unit and the display unit are all arranged on the circuit board. A notch is defined in a bottom side of the circuit board, to receive the protrusion. An edge connector is arranged on a bottom side of the circuit board and includes control signal pins connected to the storage unit, power pins connected to the power circuit, and bus signal pins connected to the display unit.
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