Patent ID: 6126451
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A computer system for interfacing multiple interchangeable peripheral components, said computer system comprising:a backplane;a first connector connected to said backplane, said first connector for receiving a first interchangeable peripheral component, said first connector including a plurality of contacts for transferring data between said first connector and the first interchangeable peripheral component, said plurality of contacts of said first connector arranged in a first configuration;a second connector connected to said backplane, said second connector for receiving a second interchangeable peripheral component, said second connector including a plurality of contacts for transferring data between said second connector and the second interchangeable peripheral component, said plurality of contacts of said second connector arranged in a second configuration, said second configuration being a cross-symmetrical configuration of said first configuration; anddata bus paths connected to the first connector and the second connector, said data bus paths not crossing one another;wherein the first connector and the second connector are configured such that the first interchangeable peripheral component and the second interchangeable peripheral component are interchangeable between the first connector and the second connector.