Patent ID: 7123470

Claim:
A horizontal computer mounting arrangement comprising: a case, comprising a bottom panel having a motherboard mounting area and a borderland area beyond said motherboard mounting area, and a vertical back panel having an engagement protrusion; a motherboard mounted in said case corresponding to said motherboard mounting area and comprising at least one vertical slot, each said vertical slot having an upwardly extended opening; an adapter vertically downwardly inserted into one said vertical slot of said motherboard, comprising a plurality of horizontal slots, each having a horizontally extended opening, and a mounting panel vertically downwardly extended from a top side of the adapter and having an engagement groove for receiving the engagement protrusion of the vertical back panel so as to secure the adapter to the vertical back panel of the case; and a plurality of interface cards respectively inserted into said horizontal slots and suspending above the borderland area of said bottom panel of said case.