Patent ID: 7684201

Claim:
An alignment guidepin for a server in a computer server chassis, the alignment guidepin comprising: a pre-alignment portion to provide gross alignment for a connection between a connecting module of the server and a connector of the computer server chassis; an alignment portion connected to the pre-alignment portion, the alignment portion having a first diameter that creates a high precision alignment for the connection between the connecting module and the connector based on the connecting module of the server having a plurality of electrical pins adapted to create a high bandwidth connection with the connector and the connecting module having a small amount of gatherability based on the plurality of electrical pins having a specific size and a specific distance between each of the plurality of electrical pins; a release portion connected to the alignment portion, the release portion having a second diameter different than the first diameter that induces the connecting module and the connector to guide the connection; and a mounting portion connected to the release portion, the mounting portion in physical communication with both the connecting module and the server.