Cable retention system

1. A cable retention system, comprising:

a frame member;

at least one frame coupling member that is located on a first surface of the frame member and that is configured to couple the frame member to a board;

a frame alignment member that is located on a second surface of the frame member that is opposite the first surface of the frame member, wherein the frame alignment member is configured to:

align a cable connector included on a cable subsystem with a board connector included on the board when the frame alignment member is engaged with a cable alignment member included on the cable connector;

at least one frame retention member that is located on the second surface of the frame member and that is configured to:

engage with the cable connector when the cable connector is coupled with the board connector; and

resist movement of the cable connector in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the board; and

a retention wall that extends from the second surface, wherein the retention wall and the frame member define a slot through which a portion of the cable subsystem is positioned when the cable connector is couple to the board connector.

2. The cable retention system of claim 1 , wherein the frame retention member is configured to:

resist movement of the cable connector in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the board when a first force that is less than a threshold force is applied to the cable connector in the direction that is substantially perpendicular to the board; and

allow for disengagement of the cable connector from the board connector when a second force that is at least the threshold force is applied to the cable connector in the direction that is substantially perpendicular to the board.

3. The cable retention system of claim 2 , wherein the cable connector includes a pull tab that is configured to transmit the first force and the second force.

4. The cable retention system of claim 1 , wherein the cable subsystem is a flexible flat cable subsystem that includes a flexible flat cable extending from the cable connector.

5. The cable retention system of claim 1 , wherein the retention wall is configured to resist movement of the cable connector in a direction that is substantially parallel with the board.

6. An information handling system (IHS), comprising:

a chassis;

a board coupled to the chassis;

a board component coupled to the board;

a board connector coupled to the board and electrically coupled to the board component;

a cable retention subsystem, wherein the cable retention subsystem comprises:

a frame member;

at least one frame coupling member that is located on a first surface of the frame member and that is configured couple the frame member to the board;

at least one frame alignment member that is located on a second surface of the frame member that is opposite the first surface of the frame member;

at least one frame retention member that is located on the second surface of the frame member; and

a retention wall that extends from the second surface; and

a cable subsystem, wherein the cable subsystem comprises:

a cable connector coupled to the board connector; and

a cable alignment member that aligns the cable connector with the board connector when the cable alignment member is engaged with the frame alignment member,

wherein the at least one frame retention member is engaged with the cable connector to resist movement of the cable connector in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the board; and

wherein the retention wall and frame member define a slot through which a portion of the cable subsystem is positioned when the cable connector is coupled to the board connector.

7. The IHS of claim 6 , wherein the frame retention member is configured to:

resist movement of the cable connector in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the board when a first force that is less than a threshold force is applied to the cable connector in the direction that is substantially perpendicular to the board; and

allow for disengagement of the cable connector from the board connector when a second force that is at least the threshold force is applied to the cable connector in the direction that is substantially perpendicular to the board.

8. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the first force is greater than a third force that when applied to the cable connector in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the board will decouple the cable connector from the board connector in the absence of the cable retention subsystem.

9. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the cable subsystem includes a pull tab coupled to the cable connector that is configured to transmit the first force and the second force.

10. The IHS of claim 6 , wherein the cable subsystem is a flexible flat cable subsystem that includes a flexible flat cable extending from the cable connector.

11. The IHS of claim 6 , wherein the retention wall is configured to resist movement of the cable connector in a direction that is substantially parallel with the board.

12. A method of securing a cable subsystem to a board comprising:

engaging a frame alignment member located on a first surface of a frame member included on a cable retention subsystem with a cable alignment member included on a cable connector of the cable subsystem, wherein the cable retention subsystem is coupled to a board;

aligning, via engagement of the frame alignment member and the cable alignment member, the cable connector with a board connector included on the board;

coupling the cable connector with the board connector by providing a portion of the cable subsystem through a slot defined by the frame member and a retention wall that extends from the first surface of the frame; and

engaging a frame retention member included on the cable retention subsystem with the cable connector when the cable connector is coupled with the board connector, wherein the frame retention member resists movement of the cable connector in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the board.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein at least one frame coupling member located on a second surface of the frame member that is opposite the first surface of the frame member couples the cable retention subsystem to the board.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

resisting, by the frame retention member, movement of the cable connector in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the board when a first force that is less than a threshold force is applied to the cable connector in the direction that is substantially perpendicular to the board; and

allowing, by the frame retention member, for disengagement of the cable connector from the board connector when a second force that is at least the threshold force is applied to the cable connector in the direction that is substantially perpendicular to the board.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first force is greater than a third force that when applied to the cable connector in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the board will decouple the cable connector from the board connector in the absence of the cable retention subsystem.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the cable subsystem is a flexible flat cable subsystem that includes a flexible flat cable extending from the cable connector.

17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

resisting, by the retention wall, movement of the cable connector in a direction that is substantially parallel with the board when a force parallel to the board is applied to the cable subsystem.