Systems for storing data
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1. A data storage system comprising:
- a data storage carrier having;
a housing defining an interior and an opening, the opening being sized and shaped to receive multiple disk drives such that the disk drives are insertable into the interior through the opening; and
an interface mounted to the housing, the interface including multiple second communication connectors and a third communication connector, each of the second communication connectors being accessible via the interior of the housing and being configured to mate with a corresponding one of the first communication connectors such that each of the disk drives communicates with the interface, the third communication connector being accessible via an exterior of the housing, the interface being operative to receive data via the third connector and provide the data to the multiple disk drives via the second connectors.
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Abstract
Data storage systems are provided. One such data storage system includes a first data storage carrier that incorporates multiple disk drives mounted adjacent to each other. Other systems also are provided.
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21 Claims
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1. A data storage system comprising:
a data storage carrier having;
a housing defining an interior and an opening, the opening being sized and shaped to receive multiple disk drives such that the disk drives are insertable into the interior through the opening; and
an interface mounted to the housing, the interface including multiple second communication connectors and a third communication connector, each of the second communication connectors being accessible via the interior of the housing and being configured to mate with a corresponding one of the first communication connectors such that each of the disk drives communicates with the interface, the third communication connector being accessible via an exterior of the housing, the interface being operative to receive data via the third connector and provide the data to the multiple disk drives via the second connectors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A data storage system for use with a data bus, said data storage system comprising:
a first data storage carrier having multiple disk drives mounted adjacent to each other, the disk drives being addressable via a single data address using the data bus. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for storing data comprising:
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providing a carrier; and
mounting multiple disk drives within the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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