Chassis for storage devices
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1. An apparatus, comprisinga chassis defining a storage compartment;
- a printed circuit board,wherein the printed circuit board is substantially parallel to a floor of the storage compartment,wherein the floor is configured to support a plurality of digital data storage devices on one side of the floor and the printed circuit board on the opposite side of the floor; and
a plurality of connectors mounted on the printed circuit board,wherein the plurality of connectors are configured to respectively connect to a plurality of digital data storage devices oriented substantially parallel to the printed circuit board.
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Abstract
Provided herein is an apparatus, including a chassis defining a storage compartment; a printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit board is substantially parallel to a floor of the storage compartment; and a number of connectors mounted on the printed circuit board, wherein the number of connectors are configured to respectively connect to a number of digital data storage devices oriented substantially parallel to the printed circuit board.
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1. An apparatus, comprising
a chassis defining a storage compartment; -
a printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit board is substantially parallel to a floor of the storage compartment, wherein the floor is configured to support a plurality of digital data storage devices on one side of the floor and the printed circuit board on the opposite side of the floor; and a plurality of connectors mounted on the printed circuit board, wherein the plurality of connectors are configured to respectively connect to a plurality of digital data storage devices oriented substantially parallel to the printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 20)
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7. An apparatus, comprising
a chassis providing an enclosure; -
a storage compartment of the enclosure, wherein a floor of the storage compartment is configured to bear a plurality of digital data storage devices on a first side of the floor; and a printed circuit board assembly (“
PCBA”
) comprising a printed circuit board and a plurality of PCBA connectors for respectively connecting a plurality of digital data storage devices,wherein the printed circuit board is substantially parallel with a second side of the floor opposite the first side of the floor, and wherein the plurality of PCBA connectors are staggeredly arranged on the printed circuit board with 2-fold rotational symmetry. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 19)
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13. An apparatus, comprising
a rack-mount chassis; -
a storage compartment defined by the rack-mount chassis for housing a plurality of storage devices substantially parallel and immediately adjacent to a first side of a floor of the storage compartment; and a plurality of substantially right-angled connectors mounted on a printed circuit board configured to respectively attach a plurality of storage devices to the printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit board is substantially parallel and immediately adjacent to a second side of the floor opposite the first side of the floor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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