Patent ID: 8295051
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer system comprising: a chassis comprising a bottom wall; a motherboard secured to and parallel to the bottom wall, the bottom wall supports the motherboard thereon; a backplane secured to the bottom wall, the backplane is electrically connected to and parallel to the motherboard; a plurality of riser cards electrically connected to and perpendicular to the backplane; a plurality of disk drives electrically connected to the plurality of riser cards; and a plurality of fans located on the bottom wall, wherein the plurality of riser cards is located between the plurality of fans and the plurality of disk drives, and an airflow path extends through the motherboard, the plurality of fans, the riser cards and the plurality of disk drives sequentially along a straight direction; and the plurality of fans is secured to the bottom wall, between the motherboard and the backplane; the plurality of fans is located at a front side of the motherboard, the back plane and the plurality of riser cards is located in a front side of the plurality of fans, the plurality of fans separates the plurality of riser cards from the motherboard, and the motherboard and the plurality of riser cards are not overlapping in a vertical direction which is perpendicular to the straight direction.