Patent ID: 7929317

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for fixing an expansion card to a circuit board, the mounting apparatus comprising: a mounting member configured to be fixed on the circuit board, the mounting member comprising a pivot portion and a mounting portion formed on two ends thereof respectively, a hook extending from the pivot portion; and a locking member comprising a connecting portion and a latch portion formed on two ends of the locking member respectively, a notch defined in the connecting portion; wherein the locking member is pivotably connected to the mounting member via the connecting portion of the locking member pivotably connecting to the pivot portion of the mounting member, the latch portion of the locking member engages with the mounting portion to sandwich the expansion card between the mounting member and the locking member in a first position, the hook is engagable in the notch to retain the locking member relative to the mounting member in a second position allowing the expansion card to be detached from the circuit board.