Motherboard with card guide cutouts
US8848383B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/1487
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for mounting a flash blade in a storage system includes a motherboard with a series of card guide cutouts for aligning flash blades. A flash blade can be aligned perpendicular to the motherboard and aligned parallel to adjacent flash blades by inserting the flash blade into one of the card guide cutouts and connecting the flash blade to a connector at one end of the cutout. This beneficially aligns the flash blade while making efficient use of the available vertical space within a chassis. The flash blade can also extend through the cutout to the other side of the motherboard. The efficient use of vertical space enables an increase in the number of solid state memory can be added to the flash blade relative to conventional designs, thereby improving capacity.
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