Patent ID: 8433839

Claim:
A connector assembly comprising: a first connector mounted on a motherboard; a second connector mounted on the motherboard; a third connector mounted on the motherboard, wherein pins of the third connector are connected to a chipset of the motherboard for receiving signals from the chipset; a first PCIe slot comprising a first group of pins connected to the chipset for receiving signals from the chipset, and a second group of pins connected to the first connector; a second PCIe slot comprising a third group of pins connected to the chipset for receiving signals from the chipset, and a fourth group of pins connected to the second connector; and an adapter board comprising a fourth connector and a fifth connector, wherein pins of the fourth and fifth connectors are connected together; when the fifth connector is connected to the first connector, and the fourth connector is connected to the third connector, signals at pins of the third connector are transmitted to the second group of pins of the first PCIe slot through the fourth connector, the fifth connector, and the first connector in series; when the fifth connector is connected to the second connector, and the fourth connector is connected to the third connector, signals at pins of the third connector are transmitted to the fourth group of pins of the second PCIe slot through the fourth connector, the fifth connector, and the second connector in series.