The computing system 1 includes a system board 2 housed within a chassis 3, and one or more bays 600 that each are to receive a pluggable module 700 (see
The cold plates 630 are supported by a pivoting support 621, which can pivot (rotate) relative to the system board 2 such that the cold plates 630 move up and down. The cold plate assembly 610 also includes an engagement mechanism 650 that, when actuated, rotates the pivoting support 621, causing the cold plates 630 to engage with or disengage from their corresponding pluggable modules 700 (see
These features will be described in greater detail below in sections 1.1 through 1.5. Features that are common to many implementation examples are described below in sections 1.1 and 1.2. Certain differences between some implementation examples will be described in sections 1.4 and 1.5.
1.1. System Board, Chassis, and Bays
The system board 2 includes a printed circuit board with one or more computer components (not illustrated), such as a processor, memory, switch, etc., attached thereto. The system board 2 may also be referred to as a motherboard, a node board, a printed circuit board (PCB), a printed circuit assembly (PCA), etc.