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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2023
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
David Charles Olson, Lagrangeville, NY (US);
Michael F. Scanlon, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Robert R. Genest, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Providing optimized housing and serviceability of removable computer system components. In an embodiment a computing system includes a chassis, the chassis including a bay having a hinged cover; a primary circuit board secured to the chassis, the primary circuit board including a plurality of expansion slots accessible through the bay of the chassis; a plurality of expansion components removably coupled to the primary circuit board via the plurality of expansion slots, wherein each expansion component includes: an expansion card configured for mating with one of the expansion slots; and a carrier removably attached to the expansion card such the carrier provides a grip for inserting and extracting the expansion card; and a plurality of component guides within the bay, wherein each component guide is configured to guide mating of each expansion card with a corresponding expansion slot.