Patent ID: 8522064

Claim:
A server system, comprising: a first group of mainboard modules and a second group of mainboard modules having a plurality of mainboard modules, respectively, each of the mainboard modules comprising: a mainboard; and a daughter board electrically connected to the mainboard wherein the electrical connection of the mainboards is transferred via the daughter board; a first adaptor and a second adaptor, wherein the first adaptor is electrically connected to the daughter boards of the first group of mainboard modules and the second adaptor is electrically connected to the daughter boards of the second group of mainboard modules; a hard disk array (HDA) including a hard disk backplane and a plurality of hard disks, wherein the hard disk backplane is electrically connected to the hard disks and to the first adaptor and the second adaptor, and each mainboard of the first group of mainboard modules is electrically connected to the hard disks via the daughter board corresponding thereto, the first adaptor and the hard disk backplane, and each mainboard of the second group of mainboard modules is electrically connected to the hard disks via the daughter board corresponding thereto, the second adaptor and the hard disk backplane; a first power control hoard and a second power control board electrically connected to at least one power supply, respectively, wherein the first power control board is electrically connected to the first adaptor, the first group of mainboard modules receiving power from the first power control board via the first adaptor; and the second power control board is electrically connected to the second adaptor, the second group of mainboard modules receiving power from the second power control board via the second adaptor, the first power control board and the second power control board are electrically connected to the HDA, the hard disk backplane and the hard disks receiving power from the first power control board and second power control board; and a management board electrically connected to the first adaptor and the second adaptor, wherein the management board receives power via the first adaptor and the second adaptor and receives fan control signals sent by the mainboards of the first group of mainboard modules and the second group mainboard modules to manage a plurality of fans in the server system with unification.