Expansion card and motherboard for supporting the expansion card
US8830683B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/189
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A motherboard assembly includes a motherboard and an expansion card. The motherboard includes an expansion slot, a storage device interface, a power connector, and a central processing unit (CPU). The expansion slot includes a protrusion, first signal pins connected to the CPU, first power pins connected to the power connector. The expansion card includes a circuit board. A storage unit, a display unit, a power circuit, and a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) connector connected to the storage unit and the storage device interface of the motherboard are all arranged on the circuit board. A notch is defined in a bottom edge of the circuit board, to receive the protrusion. An edge connector is arranged on a bottom edge of the circuit board and includes second power pins connected to the power circuit, and second signal pins connected to the display unit.
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