Abstract: A protective cover for a connector includes a non-conductive positioning plate and two non-conductive clamping plates located at two opposite sides of the positioning plate. The positioning plate and the clamping plates bound two positioning slots for receiving pins of the connector.

Abstract: A power plug includes a main body and a rotating member rotatably connected to the main body. The rotating member includes a levering portion at a side of the point of rotation of the main body. The rotating member is rotated, to lever the power plug out of a power socket.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus for mounting a hard disk drive (HDD) is provided. The HDD includes two opposite sidewalls each defining a positioning hole. The mounting apparatus includes a supporting plate and a fixing assembly. The fixing assembly includes a positioning member mounted on the supporting plate, a latching member fixed to the positioning member, and an operation member slidably sandwiched between the positioning member and the latching member. The latching member includes a resilient latching portion with a latching post. The operation member includes an abutting block slidably abutting against the latching portion, to bias the latching post to latch into or disengage from one of the positioning holes of the HDD.

Abstract: A fastening device for an expansion card includes a first rack, a second rack opposite to the first rack, and a fastener. The first rack defines a first opening. A supporting plate extends from the first rack toward the second rack. A position tab extends up from the supporting plate. The fastener engages with the first rack and comprises a resilient arm. The supporting plate supports a bottom surface of a first end of the expansion card. The position tab is received in a mounting hole defined in the first end of the expansion card. The resilient arm is deformed and extends through the first opening, and is blocked by the first rack and abuts a top surface of the first end of the expansion card. A second end of the expansion card is fastened to the second rack.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus is used for mounting a backplane in a chassis. The backplane defines a number of locking slots in opposite sides and a through hole in a middle portion. The mounting apparatus includes a bracket and a locking member pivotably mounted to the chassis. The bracket includes a bottom plate fixed on the bottom wall, and a side plate and a flange extending up from the bottom plate. The bottom plate defines a slide slot. The side plate and the flange each form a number of retaining tabs. A post extends on the locking member and extends through the slide slot and the through hole. The circuit board is set on the bottom plate, with the locking slots aligned with the retaining tabs. The locking member is rotated, the post drives the circuit board to move, until the retaining tabs retain a top surface of the backplane.

Abstract: A fastening device for an expansion card includes a first rack located at a front side, a second rack located at a rear side, a supporting member fastened to the first rack, and a rotating member rotatably connected to the supporting member. A pole extends up from the supporting member. When the rotating member is rotated up, a first end of the expansion card is operable to abut a top of the supporting member and the pole extends through a mounting hole defined in the first end of the expansion card. The rotating member is operable to rotate down to abut a top of the expansion card and engage with the supporting member. A second end of the expansion card opposite to the first end is fastened to the second rack.

Abstract: A 2 unit (U) server includes a 2U chassis, two system modules, and two power supply units. The chassis includes a bottom plate, two side plates, a cover, and a middle plate arranged between the side plates in parallel. A supporting plate is connected between rear ends of the middle plate and each side plate. A distance between each supporting plate and the cover, and a distance between each supporting plate and the bottom plate is the same, being equal to 1U. A space between the middle plate and each side plate receives one of the system modules. A height of a front end of each system module is 2U. A height of a rear end of each system module is 1U. The rear end of each system module is received between the bottom plate and one of the supporting plates. Each supporting plate supports a power supply unit.

Abstract: A front panel assembly includes a front panel, and an identification plate. The front panel defines two arc-shaped slots and a through hole. The through hole includes a positioning area, first and second extension areas extending from the positioning area along perpendicular directions, and a transition area between the first and second extension areas. The identification plate includes a main body with a logo marked on a front side, and two engagement tabs and a cam protruding from a back side of the identification plate. The engagement tabs slidably engage in the corresponding slots. The cam includes a rotation portion received in the positioning area of the through hole, and a locking portion extending from the rotation portion to move between the first extension area, the second extension area, and the transition area of the through hole, with the identification plate rotating relative to the front panel.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus for fixing an expansion card to a chassis includes a mounting plate fixed to a rear end of the chassis, a locating bracket secured to the mounting plate, and a locking member slidably mounted to the locating bracket. The expansion card includes an L-shaped block piece, which includes a block portion abutting the mounting plate, and a coupling portion perpendicularly extending from an end of the block portion, and received in the locating bracket. The locking member includes a pressing arm pressing the coupling portion of the block piece to fix the block piece to the chassis.

Abstract: A front panel assembly includes a front panel, and an identification plate. The front panel defines two arc-shaped slots and a through hole. The through hole includes a positioning area, first and second extension areas extending from the positioning area along perpendicular directions, and a transition area between the first and second extension areas. The identification plate includes a main body with a logo marked on a front side, and two engagement tabs and a cam protruding from a back side of the identification plate. The engagement tabs slidably engage in the corresponding slots. The cam includes a rotation portion received in the positioning area of the through hole, and a locking portion extending from the rotation portion to move between the first extension area, the second extension area, and the transition area of the through hole, with the identification plate rotating relative to the front panel.

Abstract: A front panel assembly includes a front panel body and an identification plate. The identification plate includes a main body marked with a logo and rotatably attached to the panel body, and a weight piece attached to the main body at a bottom of the logo. The main body of the identification plate is made of plastic. The weight piece is made of steel. If the panel body is rotated, gravity acts on the weight piece driving the main body to rotate until the weight piece is toward the ground, thereby making the logo always appear to be upright.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector body, a connecting portion formed on a bottom of the connector body, a number of cables extending up from a top of the connector body, and a cable cover. The cable cover includes a receiving member having a substantially U-shaped cross-section. The receiving member defines a receiving slot in a bottom and an opening in an end. The receiving member is attached to the connector portion through the receiving slot. The cables are bent toward one of opposite ends of the connector body to extend out of the receiving member through the opening.

Abstract: A fastening device for fastening a data storage device includes a rack and a fastening member. The rack includes a bottom plate to support the data storage device, and two stop tabs protruding up from the bottom plate to abut against a first sidewall of the data storage device. Two first pins respectively extend from the stop tabs to engage in two corresponding holes defined in the first sidewall of the data storage device. The fastening member includes a main body attached to the bottom plate to abut against a second sidewall of the data storage device, and a resilient portion extending from the main body. A second pin protrudes from the resilient portion to engage in a locking hole defined in the second sidewall of the data storage device.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus for mounting a hard disk drive (HDD) is provided. The HDD includes two opposite sidewalls each defining a positioning hole. The mounting apparatus includes a supporting plate and a fixing assembly. The fixing assembly includes a positioning member mounted on the supporting plate, a latching member fixed to the positioning member, and an operation member slidably sandwiched between the positioning member and the latching member. The latching member includes a resilient latching portion with a latching post. The operation member includes an abutting block slidably abutting against the latching portion, to bias the latching post to latch into or disengage from one of the positioning holes of the HDD.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus is used to parallel mount an expansion card to a motherboard. The fixing apparatus includes a mounting bracket fixed to the motherboard, and a retaining member rotatably connected to the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket includes a supporting board supporting the expansion card. The retaining member includes an abutting arm and a locking portion. When the retaining member is rotated to a locking position, the abutting arm abuts against a top of the expansion card to sandwich the expansion card with the supporting board, and the locking portion engages with the mounting bracket to prevent a rotation of the retaining member. When the retaining member is rotated to a releasing position, the abutting arm will move away from the expansion card.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus for a connector includes a fixing plate and a fastener. The connector includes a main body, a block protruding from the main body, a connecting portion protruding from the block, and two protrusions respectively extending from opposite sides of the block. The fixing plate defines an opening, two notches communicating with the opening, and a positioning hole. The fastener is mounted to the main body of the connector and includes a slidable shaft. When the connecting portion and the block are extended through the opening, the protrusions are respectively extended through the notches, and the main body engages with a rear surface of the fixing plate. The connector is capable of sliding along the opening, to allow the protrusions to engage with a front surface of the fixing plate, and to allow the shaft to engage in the positioning hole.

Abstract: A supporting apparatus for supporting a computer enclosure with a bottom wall includes an attaching member fixed to the bottom wall, a positioning member fixed to the attaching member, and a supporting member. The supporting member includes a rotating portion rotatably fitted about the attaching member and the positioning member. The rotating portion defines a cutout. A stopping bar protrudes out from the attaching member, and is movable within the cutout and is blocked by each of two ends of the cutout when the supporting member is respectively exposed out of the bottom wall of the computer enclosure to support the computer enclosure and the supporting member is located within the contour of the bottom wall for saving space. A protrusion protrudes from the positioning member. A number of projections protrude from the rotating portion, and are slidably passed through and blocked by the protrusion.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector and a fixing plate. The connector includes a block, a connector body formed on a front side of the block, two protrusions at the top and two at the bottom of the block, a limiting member acting as a backplate, and a protruding and deformable latch extending from the block. The fixing plate defines an opening, two notches communicating with the opening, and a positioning hole. When the connector body is pushed through the opening with the two protrusions respectively aligning with and passing through the two notches, the latch is deformed to abut against a rear surface of the fixing plate. The connector may be slid along the opening, to allow the latch to engage in the positioning hole. The protrusions are caught and locked in place by a front surface of the fixing plate.

Abstract: An attachment mechanism for an electronic component includes a circuit board, an engaging member, and a pivoting member. The circuit board comprises a first connector to be connected to a second connector of the electronic component. The pivoting member is rotatably connected to the engaging member. The first connector is sandwiched by the pivoting member and the engaging member. The pivoting member includes a resilient bar to abut against a first end of a top surface of the electronic component.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus is used to fix a flash drive mounted on a circuit board with a connector. The mounting apparatus receives the flash drive and connector. The mounting apparatus includes a base board, and a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to each other. An operation portion extends from an end of the base board opposite to the circuit board and forms a blocking portion on a front surface to block a top of the flash drive. Two pairs of fixing portions are formed on the mounting apparatus, respectively for perpendicularly and horizontally mounting the mounting apparatus to the circuit board.