Methods and apparatus for securing disk drives in a disk array
US6618254B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B25/043
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disk array system includes a plurality of disk drives rigidly connected to one another. The disk array system can also include a cage defining openings configured to receive the disk drives individually therein. In this configuration the disk array system can further include a locking system for rigidly securing individual disk drives into the openings in the cage to thereby rigidly connect the disk drives to one another. In an alternate configuration, the disk array system can have a chassis configured to support the plurality of disk drives. The disk drives can then be rigidly connected to one another using a connecting member rigidly connected to the disk drives. In this arrangement the disk array can also include a frame configured to support the chassis. A chassis-connecting member can then be used to rigidly connect the chassis and the frame.
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