Patent ID: 7652872

Claim:
A memory module adapter for electrically connecting a plurality of memory modules to a computing platform through an input/output slot in a chassis housing the computing platform, the computing platform having at least one platform connector, the memory module adapter comprising: a printed circuit board; a plurality of memory connectors mounted on the printed circuit board, each memory connector adapted to receive a board edge of a respective memory module along a first insertion axis; a multi-memory connector electrically connected to said plurality of memory connectors, said multi-memory connector mounted on the printed circuit board and adapted to receive a platform connector of the computing platform along a second insertion axis extending through the input/output slot in the chassis, the second insertion axis different than the first insertion axis, whereby each memory module is electrically coupled to the computing platform when it is received by its respective memory connector and the multi-memory connector receives the platform connector; and a housing at least partially enclosing the printed circuit board, the plurality of memory connectors, and the multi-memory connector, the housing sized to be received into the input/output slot of the chassis.