Patent ID: 7454550

Claim:
An adapter board for use in a computer having a motherboard that includes one or more CPU sockets, the adapter board comprising: a printed circuit board including a first side and a second side opposite the first side; the first side including a plurality of first connectors configured to be connected to and in communication with a first CPU socket of the one or more CPU sockets of the motherboard, wherein the first CPU socket is associated with a first set of operating parameters; the second side including a plurality of second connectors configured to be connected to an I/O translator device that is communicatively coupled to one or more of a processor and a co-processor, wherein the one or more of the processor and the co-processor are associated with a second set of operating parameters different than the first set of operating parameters; the I/O translator device connected to the second connectors, wherein the I/O translator device translates between the first and second sets of operating parameters; and circuitry associated with the printed circuit board connecting the pluralities of first and second connectors to enable communication between the motherboard and the one or more of the processor and co-processor.