Patent ID: 8358499
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A data storage module that is insertable into and removable out of an externally accessible bay of a computer, said module comprising a casing comprising a first end and a second end; two or more storage medium components contained at least partially within said casing, wherein said two or more storage medium components are physically separated from each other; a selector device disposed on said first end for selecting one of said two or more storage medium components for usage; and at least one jack on at least one of either said first or second ends for communicatingly connecting said data storage module to said computer; wherein said casing and said at least one jack are sized and configured for positioning within said bay such that at least twenty percent of said data storage module, including said at least one jack, is contained within said bay when communicatingly connected to said computer.