Disk Drive Carrier and Cage Preventing Installation of Incompatible Disk Drives
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a disk drive assembly including first and second side rails secured to opposing sides of a disk drive; and
a disk drive cage for selectively receiving the disk drive assembly, wherein the first side rail includes a distal end having a distally-opening slot configured to receive a rigid structure fixedly extending from the disk drive cage, and wherein the slot in the first side rail enables the disk drive assembly to distally advance to a fully installed position within the disk drive cage.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a disk drive assembly and a disk drive cage for selectively receiving the disk drive assembly. The disk drive assembly includes first and second side rails secured to opposing sides of a disk drive, wherein the first side rail includes a distal end having a distally-opening slot configured to receive a rigid structure, such as a bent portion of the cage, fixedly extending from the disk drive cage. The slot in the first side rail enables the disk drive assembly to distally advance to a fully installed position within the disk drive cage. Incompatible disk drive assemblies do not include such a slot and are prevented from reaching the fully installed position. Preferably the distal end of first side rail extends beyond the distal end of the disk drive.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a disk drive assembly including first and second side rails secured to opposing sides of a disk drive; and a disk drive cage for selectively receiving the disk drive assembly, wherein the first side rail includes a distal end having a distally-opening slot configured to receive a rigid structure fixedly extending from the disk drive cage, and wherein the slot in the first side rail enables the disk drive assembly to distally advance to a fully installed position within the disk drive cage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a disk drive cage for selectively receiving the disk drive assembly, wherein the disk drive cage includes a rigid structure fixedly extending from the disk drive cage; and a disk drive assembly including a distal end having a distally-opening slot configured to receive the rigid structure, and wherein the slot enables the disk drive assembly to distally advance to a fully installed position within the disk drive cage. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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securing a disk drive cage in a chassis or rack having a computer system compatible with certain disk drive assemblies; providing the disk drive cage with an inwardly extending fixed rigid structure positioned to align with disk drive assemblies being installed in disk drive cage; configuring compatible disk drive assemblies to include a distally-opening slot aligned to receive the rigid structure; selectively receiving a compatible disk drive assembly into a fully installed position within the disk drive cage, wherein the distally-opening slot of the compatible disk drive assembly receives the rigid structure; and preventing an incompatible disk drive from being selectively received into a fully installed position within the disk drive cage due to contact with the rigid structure, wherein the incompatible disk drive assembly is not configured with a distally-opening slot aligned to receive the rigid structure. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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