Patent ID: 8248770

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for selectively mounting a first expansion card and a differently-sized second expansion card, wherein two cover plates are respectively formed at first ends of the first and second expansion cards, a supporting extension is formed at a second end of the first expansion card, the mounting apparatus comprising: a bracket comprising a base wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, the cover plates of the first or second expansion card being fixed to the first sidewall to mount the first or second expansion card to the bracket; a first retaining member attached to the second sidewall of the bracket, and defining a sliding slot to receive the supporting extension of the first expansion card in response to the first expansion card being mounted to the bracket; and a second retaining member attached to the second sidewall of the bracket, and comprising an end wall defining a sliding slot to receive the second end of the second expansion card in response to the second expansion card being mounted to the bracket, wherein the first retaining member is located between the second sidewall of the bracket and the end wall of second retaining member, the slide slot of the first retaining member is shielded by the end wall of the second retaining member.