| US 7,465,170 B2 | ||
| Extended input/output card capacity computer system | ||
| Raphael Gay, Ft. Collins, Colo. (US); and Christine Lin, Ft. Collins, Colo. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 17, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/600,977. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0117588 A1, May 22, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01R 27/28 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—65 [702/118; 702/119; 361/752; 361/797] | 13 Claims |
| 1. A computer system, comprising:
at least one input/output device; and
a motherboard designed in compliance with an ATX form factor standard and comprising eight slots to receive input/output cards;
a chassis, wherein the chassis comprises eight input/output card brackets, wherein one of the eight input/output card brackets
is physically displaced from other input/output card brackets;
an extender card configured to fit into at least one of the slots to receive an input/output card;
an input/output card coupled to the extender card; and
an input/output card coupled to the input/output card bracket,
wherein the extender card provides physical and electrical connections between the input/output card bracket, the input/output
card and the input/output card slot on the motherboard.
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