Patent ID: 7047631

Claim:
A method for integrated circuit (IC) board insertion/removal with respect to an electronic device having receptors mating with connectors of the IC board, comprising: mounting a bracket in a substantially fixed position with respect to said electronic device; coupling at least a first actuator in a position with respect to said bracket and also coupling said first actuator to at least a first IC board, said first IC board being in a first board position with respect to said electronic device, wherein at least a first set of said connectors of said first IC board, in said first board position, mate with a first set of said receptors in said electronic device, said first actuator being movable between a first actuator position, in which said first IC board is in said first board position, and a second actuator position, in which said first IC board is moved to a second board position wherein said first set of connectors is spaced from said first set of receptors; and operatively coupling a controller to said actuator; and controlling said actuator, using said controller, to perform a plurality of cycles, each cycle including movement of said first actuator from said first actuator position to said second actuator position and from said second actuator position to said first actuator position, to move said first IC board from said first board position to said second board position and from said second board position to said first board position.