Patent ID: 6639806
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
A motherboard assembly, comprising:a motherboard complying with one of a FlexATX specification and a MicroATX specification; and an expansion board, detachably connected to said motherboard, and having at least one slot; wherein when said expansion board is connected to said motherboard, said motherboard and said expansion board are arranged in a coplanar fashion so that said motherboard assembly complies with one of the MicroATX specification and an ATX specification when said motherboard complies with the FlexATX specification, and complies with the ATX specification when said motherboard complies with the MicroATX specification, wherein said motherboard, at a first edge thereof, is provided with a first connection device, and said expansion board, at a second edge thereof, is provided with a second connection device for making connection thereof to the first connection device, and wherein the first connection device and second connection device comprise a first bus, respectively, the at least one slot comprises a slot of a second bus, and said expansion board further comprises a conversion means for performing a conversion between the first bus and a second bus.