IP Library Granted Patent US 7,894,208
Granted Patent B1
US 7,894,208 · App. 12/510,817 · Granted Feb 22, 2011

Server module

Assignee: Super Micro Computer Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,894,208
App. No.
12/510,817
Granted
Feb 22, 2011
Kind
B1
Abstract

A server module includes a tray, a motherboard installed in the tray, and at least one storage device. The tray includes a port erected from a rear end of the tray, a roomage inwardly and concavely disposed on an edge of the motherboard and proximate to the port, and a socket disposed at an edge of the roomage and opposite to the port for connecting the insert roomage of the storage device, such that the storage device is disposed onto the roomage of the motherboard, and the motherboard can be used for expanding the storage device directly.

Claims (13)

1. A server module, comprising:

a tray, having a port erected at a rear end of the tray;

a motherboard, installed in the tray, and having a roomage inwardly and concavely disposed on an edge of the motherboard and adjacent to the port, and a socket disposed at an edge of the roomage and opposite to the port; and

a storage device, installed in the roomage, and having an insert slot for connecting the socket of the motherboard.

2. The server module of claim 1 , wherein the port of the tray has an insert opening disposed opposite to the roomage of the motherboard for passing the storage device through the insert opening and inserting insert slot onto the socket of the motherboard.

3. The server module of claim 1 , wherein the roomage of the motherboard has a width of 3.2 inches.

4. The server module of claim 1 , wherein the socket of the motherboard is of a serial AT attachment (SATA) specification.

5. The server module of claim 1 , wherein the storage device is a 2.5-inch hard disk drive.

6. The server module of claim 1 , wherein the roomage of the motherboard is disposed adjacent to a side of the motherboard.

7. The server module of claim 1 , wherein the motherboard further comprises an another socket, and the two sockets are stacked with each other.

8. The server module of claim 7 , further comprising an another storage device coupled to the another socket.

9. The server module of claim 7 , wherein the port of the tray has an inset opening disposed opposite to the roomage of the motherboard, and provided for passing the two storage devices through the insert opening, such that the insert slot is inserted separately onto the two sockets.

10. The server module of claim 1 , wherein the storage device is provided for installing an application program only.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2026
From: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 074447/0643 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2024
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
To: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
Reel/Frame 069436/0469 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2018
From: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, AS ADMINSTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 046029/0940 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2009
From: LIN, TE-CHANG
To: SUPER MIRCO COMPUTER INC.
Reel/Frame 023028/0059 →