Connection assembly and electronic device

摘要

A connection assembly includes a connection member and a switch. The connection member includes a serial attached small computer system interface (SAS) connector electronically connected to the switch. When the switch is electronically connect to the motherboard, the switch transmits signals from the motherboard to a hard disk drive backplane via the SAS connector. When the switch is electronically connect to the hard disk drive backplane, the switch transmits signals from the hard disk drive backplane to the motherboard via the SAS connector.

主权项

1. A connection assembly for an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a motherboard and a hard disk drive backplane, the connection assembly comprising:
a connection member connecting the motherboard to the hard disk drive backplane, and comprising a serial attached small computer system interface (SAS) connector; and a switch installed on the motherboard or the hard disk drive backplane, and electronically connected to the SAS connector; wherein the switch comprises a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, a fourth terminal, a fifth terminal, a sixth terminal, a seventh terminal, an eighth terminal, and four switch toggles, the first terminal is connected to/disconnected from the eighth terminal by manipulation of one of the four switch toggles, the second terminal is connected to/disconnected from the seventh terminal by manipulation of one of the four switch toggles, the third terminal is connected to/disconnected from the sixth terminal by manipulation of one of the four switch toggles, the fourth terminal is connected to/disconnected from the fifth terminal by manipulation of one of the four switch toggles; wherein the SAS connector comprises a first pin and a second pin, both the third terminal and the seventh terminal are electronically connected to the first pin of the SAS connector, and both the fifth terminal and the eighth terminal are electronically connected to the second pin of the SAS connector, signals from the motherboard or the hard disk drive backplane are output to the first pin via the third terminal and the seventh terminal, and signals from the motherboard or the hard disk drive backplane are output to the second pin via the fifth terminal and the eighth terminal; wherein toggling of the switch to electronically connect to the motherboard causes the SAS connector to be electronically connected to the motherboard, and the signals from the motherboard to the hard disk drive backplane are sent via the SAS connector, and wherein toggling of the switch to electronically connect to the hard disk drive backplane causes the SAS connector to be electronically connected to the hard disk drive backplane, and the signals from the hard disk drive backplane to the motherboard are sent via the SAS connector.