Patent ID: 8873240

Claim:
An information handling system comprising: a motherboard; a processor coupled to the motherboard, the processor operable to execute instructions that process information; plural memory sockets coupled to the motherboard and interfacing through the motherboard with the processor, each memory socket operable to accept a memory module having memory, the memory operable to store information accessible by the processor; a mezzanine card socket disposed in the motherboard and operable to couple to a mezzanine card connector of a mezzanine card, the mezzanine card disposed in a parallel configuration over the motherboard; and a mezzanine card bracket coupled to the motherboard proximate the mezzanine card connector, the mezzanine card bracket having a support surface to support the mezzanine card in the parallel configuration, the support surface including a rotating portion operable to rotate between a closed position and an open position, the closed position overlapping at least a portion of at least one memory socket, the open position exposing the at least a portion of at least one memory socket.