Abstract: A modem assembly for a computer is disclosed that includes a cavity that receives a PCMCIA Modem Card which is displaced a distance x within the interior of the computer housing. The PCMCIA Modem Card includes a standardized PCMCIA Modem input/output connector. The modem assembly includes a connector block that comprises a body potion and an end cap. The body potion of the connector block includes one or more telephone sockets that are mounted flush to the exterior surface of the computer enclosure. The end cap protrudes downwardly and outwardly from the body potion, with a thickness x and a width and height approximately equal to the cross-sectional height and width of the PCMCIA Modem Card, to mount flat with the computer enclosure and to seal the PCMCIA Modem Card within the computer enclosure. The end cap includes an electrical socket that mates physically and electrically with the standardized PCMCIA input/output connector.

Abstract: A printed circuit board mounting apparatus for securing a printed circuit board within a chassis includes a track affixable to the chassis and a locking mechanism affixable to the printed circuit board. The track, which includes a plurality of locking points, is slidably received within the locking mechanism, which engages the track at any of the several locking points to secure the track within the locking mechanism. The mounting apparatus described herein enables the chassis to accommodate printed circuit boards of different sizes without mechanical modification of the chassis.