GB2424496A - Main board structure for supporting different types of CPU - Google Patents

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GB2424496A
GB2424496A GB0505972A GB0505972A GB2424496A GB 2424496 A GB2424496 A GB 2424496A GB 0505972 A GB0505972 A GB 0505972A GB 0505972 A GB0505972 A GB 0505972A GB 2424496 A GB2424496 A GB 2424496A
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An-Sheng Chang
Chii-Tung Huang
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F13/00—Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
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    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
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    • H05K1/0286—Programmable, customizable or modifiable circuits
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00—Printed circuits
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    • H05K1/14—Structural association of two or more printed circuits
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00—Printed circuits
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    • H05K1/14—Structural association of two or more printed circuits
    • H05K1/141—One or more single auxiliary printed circuits mounted on a main printed circuit, e.g. modules, adapters

Abstract

A main board or motherboard structure (1) includes a socket having a slot for receiving a gold finger of a CPU connecting board (2). By the connecting board being adapted to receive a particular type of processor or CPU 3, the connecting boards can be changed to allow the use of different processors in the sam main board (1). Alternatively, a CPU or processor connecting seat can form an adaptor having holes into which the pins a CPU or processor of a particular type is inserted, the other side of the adaptor having the correct number and configuration of pins to fit the processor or CPU socket of the main board.

Description

MAIN BOARD STRUCTURE THAT CAN SUPPORT CPU OF
MULTIPLE SPECIFICATIONS
The present invention relates to a main board structure, and more particularly to a main board structure that can support CPUs of multiple
specifications.
A conventional main board is only available for a CPU (central processing unit) of the same specification. Thus, the conventional main board is not available for CPUs of different specifications, thereby limiting the versatility of the main board. For example, the CPU is often selectively chosen from the group of AMD754 CPU, AMD939 CPU and AMD94O CPU.
The CPUs of different specifications usually have different numbers of connecting legs and can support different types of memory cards. Thus, it is necessary to produce three kinds of main boards to match the three kinds of CPUs. In addition, it is usually necessary to produce four specifications of main boards to match the CPU of the same specification to have four different functions so as to satisfy the practical requirements of the consumers. Therefore, the three kinds of CPUs (including AMD754, AMD939 and AMD94O) need twelve specifications of main boards. Thus, the manufacturer needs to produce twelve specifications of main boards to match the three kinds of CPUs, thereby greatly increasing costs of fabrication. Further, the user has to replace the CPU when he wishes to replace the main board and has to replace the main board when he wishes to replace the CPU, thereby greatly increasing costs of consumption.
The present invention is to mitigate and/or obviate the disadvantage of the conventional main board.
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a main board structure that can support CPUs of multiple specifications.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a main board structure, wherein a single main board can be used to support CPUs of multiple specifications by provision of the connecting socket of the main board matching the CPU connecting board or by provision of the connecting socket of the main board matching the CPU connecting seat, thereby enhancing the versatility of the main board.
A further objective of the present invention is to provide a main board structure, wherein the same main board can be used to support CPUs of multiple specifications, thereby satisfying the practical requirements of the consumers, and thereby greatly decreasing costs of fabrication.
A further objective of the present invention is to provide a main board structure, wherein the user can directly replace the CPU without having to replace the main board or directly replace the main board without 0 3 having to replace the CPU, thereby facilitating the user replacing the main board or the CPU, and thereby greatly decreasing costs of consumption.
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a main board structure, comprising: a main board provided with a connecting socket having a slot; and a CPU (central processing unit) connecting board mounted on the connecting socket of the main board and having a side having a gold finger inserted into the slot of the connecting socket, so that the CPU connecting board is electrically connected to the main board, wherein the CPU connecting board is provided with a CPU mounting seat for mounting a CPU, and a plurality of memory card sockets for mounting RAM memory cards.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a main board structure, comprising: a main board provided with a connecting socket having a plurality of insertion holes; a CPU connecting seat mounted on the connecting socket of the main board and having a first side having a plurality of insertion legs inserted into the insertion holes of the connecting socket so that the CPU connecting seat is electrically connected to the main board and a second side having a plurality of insertion bores; and 0 4 a CPU having a plurality of insertion legs inserted into the insertion bores of the CPU connecting seat.
Preferably, the CPU is selectively chosen from the group of AMD754 CPU, AMD939 CPU and AMD94O CPU.
Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is perspective view of a main board structure in accordance with the first preferred embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main board structure as shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the main board structure in accordance with another example of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 4 is perspective view of a main board structure in accordance with the second preferred embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the main board structure as shown in Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the main board structure in accordance with another example of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention. 0 5
Referring to the drawings and initially to Figs. 1 and 2, a main board structure in accordance with the first preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a main board 1, and a CPU (central processing unit) connecting board 2. The main board 1 is provided with a connecting socket 10. The CPU connecting board 2 is mounted on the connecting socket of the main board 1, and a CPU 3 is mounted on the CPU connecting board 2.
As shown in Fig. 2, the connecting socket 10 has a slot 100, and the CPU connecting board 2 has a gold finger 20 inserted into the slot 100 of the connecting socket 10, so that the CPU connecting board 2 is electrically connected to the main board 1. The CPU connecting board 2 is provided with a CPU mounting seat 21 for mounting the CPU 3, and two memory card sockets 22 for mounting RAM memory cards (not shown).
In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the main board 1 does not have any memory card socket. In addition, each line of the main board 1 corresponding to the CPU 3 and the two memory card sockets 22 is integrated to the connecting socket 10 to correspond to each connecting leg in the connecting socket 10. In addition, each connecting leg of the CPU mounting seat 21 corresponds to each connecting leg of the two memory card sockets 22, and each line of the CPU mounting seat 21 corresponding to the main board 1 is integrated to the gold finger 20. Thus, after the CPU 3 is mounted on the CPU connecting board 2 and the CPU connecting board 2 is mounted on the connecting socket 10 of the main board 1 as shown in Fig. 2, the main board 1 is electrically connected to the CPU 3 to co-operate with the CPU 3.
As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the CPU connecting board 2 is specially available for the CPU 3 of the AMD94O specification.
As shown in Fig. 3, the CPU connecting board 2a is specially available for the CPU 3a of the AMD754 specification. In practice, each connecting leg of the CPU mounting seat 21 a of the CPU connecting board 2a corresponds to each connecting leg of the two memory card sockets 22a, and each line of the CPU mounting seat 21 a corresponding to the main board I is integrated to the gold finger 20a. Thus, although the CPU connecting board 2a is specially available for the CPU 3a so that the lines of the CPU connecting board 2a are different from that of the CPU connecting board 2, the CPU connecting board 2a is directly mounted on the connecting socket of the main board 1 to co-operate with the main board I. Accordingly, the CPU connecting board 2 is like an interface card and can be inserted into the main board 1, so that the main board 1 can support the CPU 3 by provision of the connecting socket 10 of the main board I and the CPU connecting board 2. Similarly, the CPU connecting board 2a is like an interface card and can be inserted into the main board 1, 0 7 so that the main board 1 can support the CPU 3a by provision of the connecting socket 10 of the main board 1 and the CPU connecting board 2a.
Thus, the main board 1 can both support the CPU 3 of the AMD94O specification and the CPU 3a of the AMD754 specification simultaneously.
On the other hand, a CPU of the AMD939 specification is different from the CPU 3 of the AMD94O specification by one connecting leg only.
Thus, the figure of the CPU connecting board supporting the CPU of the AMD939 specification is very similar to that of the CPU connecting board 2 supporting the CPU 3 of the AMD94O and will not be shown in the figure.
Referring to Figs. 4 and 5, a main board structure in accordance with the second preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a main board 4, and a CPU connecting seat 5. The main board 4 is provided with a connecting socket 40. The CPU connecting seat 5 is mounted on the connecting socket 40 of the main board 4, and a CPU 3 is mounted on the CPU connecting seat 5.
As shown in Fig. 5, the connecting socket 40 has a plurality of insertion holes 400, the CPU connecting seat 5 has a first side having a plurality of insertion legs 50 inserted into the insertion holes 400 of the connecting socket 40 so that the CPU connecting seat 5 is electrically connected to the main board 4 and a second side having a plurality of
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insertion bores 51, and the CPU 3 has a plurality of insertion legs 31 inserted into the insertion bores 51 of the CPU connecting seat 5.
In the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the main board 4 has memory card sockets (not shown) for mounting RAM memory cards (not shown). In addition, each line of the main board 4 corresponding to the CPU 3 is integrated to the connecting socket 40 to correspond to each of the insertion holes 400 of the connecting socket 40. In addition, each of the insertion legs 50 of the CPU connecting seat 5 is integrated to match the connecting socket 40. Thus, after the CPU 3 is mounted on the CPU connecting seat 5 and the CPU connecting seat 5 is mounted on the connecting socket 40 of the main board 4 as shown in Fig. 4, the main board 4 is electrically connected to the CPU 3 to co-operate with the CPU 3.
As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the CPU connecting seat 5 is specially available for the CPU 3 of the AMD94O specification.
As shown in Fig. 6, the CPU connecting seat 5a is specially available for the CPU 3a of the AMD754 specification. In practice, each of the insertion legs 50a of the CPU connecting seat 5a is integrated to match the connecting socket 40. Thus, although the CPU connecting seat 5a is specially available for the CPU 3a so that the lines of the CPU connecting seat 5a are different from that of the CPU connecting seat 5, the CPU 0 9 connecting seat 5a is directly mounted on the connecting socket 40 of the main board 4 to co-operate with the main board 4.
Accordingly, the main board 4 can support the CPU 3 by provision of the connecting socket 40 and the CPU connecting seat 5. Similarly, the S main board 4 can support the CPU 3a by provision of the connecting socket and the CPU connecting seat 5a. Thus, the main board 4 can both support the CPU 3 of the AMD94O specification and the CPU 3a of the AMD754
specification simultaneously.
On the other hand, a CPU of the AMD939 specification is different from the CPU 3 of the AMD94O specification by one connecting leg only.
Thus, the figure of the CPU connecting seat 5 supporting the CPU of the AMD939 specification is very similar to that of the CPU connecting seat 5 supporting the CPU 3 of the AMD94O and will not be shown in the figure.
In conclusion, a single main board can be used to support CPUs of multiple specifications by provision of the connecting socket of the main board matching the CPU connecting board or by provision of the connecting socket of the main board matching the CPU connecting seat, thereby enhancing the versatility of the main board. In addition, the same main board can be used to support CPUs of multiple specifications, thereby satisfying the practical requirements of the consumers, and thereby greatly decreasing costs of fabrication. Further, the user can directly replace the CPU without having to replace the main board or directly replace the main board without having to replace the CPU, thereby facilitating the user replacing the main board or the CPU, and thereby greatly decreasing costs of consumption.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true scope of the invention.

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  1. CLAIMS: 1. A main board structure, comprising: a main board provided with
    a connecting socket having a slot; and a Cpu (central processing unit) connecting board mounted on the connecting socket of the main board and having a side having a gold finger inserted into the slot of the connecting socket, so that the CPU connecting board is electrically connected to the main board, wherein the CPU connecting board is provided with a CPU mounting seat for mounting a CPU, and a plurality of memory card sockets for mounting RAM memory cards.
  2. 2. The main board structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the CPU is selectively chosen from the group of AMD754 CPU, AMD939 CPU and AMD94O CPU.
  3. 3. A main board structure, comprising: a main board provided with a connecting socket having a plurality of insertion holes; a CPU connecting seat mounted on the connecting socket of the main board and having a first side having a plurality of insertion legs inserted into the insertion holes of the connecting socket so that the CPU connecting seat is electrically connected to the main board and a second side having a plurality of insertion bores; and a CPU having a plurality of insertion legs inserted into the insertion bores of the CPU connecting seat.
  4. 4. The main board structure in accordance with claim 3, wherein the CPU is selectively chosen from the group of AMD754 CPU, AMD939 CPU and AMD94O CPU.
  5. 5. A main board structure substantially as herein described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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