Patent ID: 7315457

Claim:
A motherboard fixing device for removably fixing a motherboard to a case of a host computer, the motherboard fixing device comprising: a) a lower retaining wall connected to a bottom surface of the case and forming an insertion groove, the lower retaining wall having a plurality of lower catch devices located on a surface thereof; b) an upper retaining wall connected to the case above the lower retaining wall and having a plurality of upper catch devices and a plurality of position fixing points located on a surface thereof; and c) a retaining panel having: i) an assembling portion located on a bottom edge thereof; and ii) a plurality of position fixing holes located on an upper edge thereof, the mother board is directly connected to the retaining panel, wherein, when the motherboard fixing device is connected to the case, the assembling portion of the retaining panel is inserted into the insertion groove formed by the lower retaining wall, one of the plurality of position fixing points is inserted through each of the plurality of position fixing holes, wherein the motherboard fixing device is selectively movable between locked and unlocked positions by sliding the retaining panel between first and second positions relative to the plurality of position fixing points, when the motherboard fixing device is located in the unlocked position, the retaining panel is located in the first position and one of the plurality of position fixing points is located in a larger portion of each of the plurality of position fixing holes, and when the motherboard fixing device is located in the locked position, the retaining panel is located in the second position and a smaller portion of one of the of the plurality of position fixing holes is inserted into a recess of each of the plurality of position fixing points.