An I/O expansion system and a connector therefor

摘要

An I/O expansion system comprises a female connector (10; 100) for operative connection to a baseboard, and an add-in card (40) having a male connector (44) on a first edge for receipt by the female connector (10; 100) and a notch (48) for receipt of a retention formation (28; 108) of the connector (10; 100). It further includes a carriage part (20; 102) movable along the length of the female connector (10; 100) and providing support for the retention formation (28; 108).