Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter for adapting an add-in card to a connector slot of a computer system, comprising a first rigid board having electrical contacts and being adapted to be inserted in the connector slot, a second rigid board with a first connector part of a connector mounted on one side of the second board, a flexible board fixed on one end to the first rigid board and on the opposite end to the second rigid board, wherein the flexible board comprises electrical connections connecting the electrical contacts of the first rigid board with electrical contacts of the first connector part, and at least one support part fixedly joining the first and second rigid board and being adapted to be joint with the add-in card, wherein the at least one support part is designed such that the first and second rigid board are mechanically offset in that the first connector part is connectable with a second connector part mounted on one side of the add-in card, and the first rigid board is aligned with the add-

Abstract: A data processing system comprises a master data processing unit and a plurality of data processing units. The master data processing unit comprises peripheral devices, wherein one of these devices in a data storage device. Each peripheral device is adapted for communicating peripheral information in at least one direction between the peripheral device and the master data processing unit. Each one of the data processing units is coupled to a respective remote management unit adapted for providing a data communication between the coupled-to data processing unit and the master data processing unit. Each remote management unit and the master data processing unit are coupled by a network.