Patent ID: 6970348
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A processor subassembly configured for releasable connection within a computer system having a chassis defining an opening, said processor subassembly being configured for insertion into the opening of the chassis, said processor subassembly comprising: a subassembly chassis at least partially defining a subassembly interior; a subassembly circuit board mounted at least partially within said subassembly interior, an edge portion of said subassembly circuit board extending beyond an edge portion of said subassembly chassis; a subassembly connector coupled to said subassembly circuit board and positioned for interconnection between said subassembly circuit board and the computer system; and at least one processor housed within said subassembly chassis and connected to said subassembly circuit board, said subassembly chassis being configured for insertion into and removal from said computer system chassis to facilitate releasable interconnection between said subassembly connector and the computer system, said edge portion of said subassembly circuit board being slidingly engaged with a groove of the computer system during the interconnection between said subassembly connector and the computer system.