Patent ID: 7479045

Claim:
A power distribution system for a computing system, comprising: a plurality of power connectors configured to carry electrical power to electronics components of the computing system; and a terminal block comprising a plurality of power distribution terminals, each terminal connected to a group of at least one of the connectors, each terminal arranged to receive a first set of grouping combinations of power connectors, the first set having a first power input, and a second set of grouping combinations of power connectors different from the first set, the second set having a second power input, each set of grouping combinations including all the terminals, each grouping combination within each set of grouping combinations of power connectors including, subject to rounding, the same number of power connectors, the terminal block configured to be connected to power supply circuits in accordance with the first and second power inputs of the first and second sets of grouping combinations, the terminal block configured to distribute the first and second power inputs substantially evenly among the sets of grouping combinations.