Apparatus for providing visual indication of engagement of a drive received within a drive cage
US7599176B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/128
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for providing the visual indication of engagement of a drive received within a drive cage includes an indicator attached to a carrier mounted on a drive received within, a drive cage. The drive cage may be a redundant array of independent disks storage shelf and the drive may be a hard disc drive suitable for being received in the drive cage. Further, the indicator may be attached to at least one of the drive and the drive cage and provides visual indication of when the drive is properly seated in the drive cage. The indicator is at least one of a contrasting color, symbol, pattern, portrait and the like, to what it is attached to.
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