Patent ID: 7515438

Claim:
An information handling system, comprising: a first circuit board assembly; and a subscriber identity module (SIM) module system electrically coupled to said first circuit board assembly with a conductor cable, said first circuit board being remotely located from said SIM module system and said first circuit board not having a board to board mechanical relationship with said SIM module system; wherein said SIM module system comprises a SIM socket connector adaptor and a SIM socket connector coupled to said SIM socket connector adaptor; wherein said first circuit board assembly comprises a motherboard; wherein said portable information handling system comprises a notebook computer; and wherein said notebook computer comprises an external housing and a battery compartment opening defined in a surface of said external housing of said notebook computer, said battery compartment opening being dimensioned to house a battery pack and said motherboard; and wherein said SIM module system is electrically coupled to said motherboard through said battery compartment.