Incorporation of two or more hard disk drives into a single drive carrier with a single midplane connector
US7983032B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/187
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Carrier for the rack mounting of two or more data storage devices into a chassis. The carrier includes support members along the length of the carrier, to receive and retain the two or more data storage devices. The carrier further includes a single electrical communication connector to provide an electrical communication interface for all of the data storage devices in the carrier, to and from a mating connector on a board of the chassis. The carrier further includes an interposer to adapt electrical signals from the single electrical communication connector into a form that is usable by the data storage devices.
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