Patent ID: 6618270
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
A computer system in combination with a motherboard having at least one electrical connector extending from a surface thereof and to which additional electronic components are operatively connectable, comprising a support structure for supporting the motherboard, said motherboard being substantially hidden behind an EMI shield for shielding the motherboard from other electronic components, said support structure defining on a side of said shield opposite to said motherboard a space for receiving additional electronic components, and at least one aperture defined in said shield for providing access to said at least one connector of the motherboard, thereby allowing the motherboard to be operatively connected to the additional electronic components without having to be unshielded, wherein said shield is provided with at least one guide for slidably guiding an expansion card along a first axis within thc support structure to an operative position for allowing said at least one connector of said motherboard to be operatively connected with a corresponding connector on the expansion card.