Patent ID: 6819560
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
A disk drive assembly, comprising:a housing having a plurality of walls; a first portion of the housing forming an upper air plenum having a plurality of intake vents; a plurality of disk drives disposed within a second portion of the housing, a first plurality of air flow paths being defined around the disk drives, the first and second portion of the housing being separated by an upper wall having at least one air plenum port above each of the plurality of disk drives; a lower wall separating the second portion of the housing and a third portion of the housing, the lower wall having at least one air plenum port below each of the plurality of disk drives; a plurality of blowers disposed within the third portion of the housing, the blowers drawing air through the upper air plenum, into the air flow paths and into a fourth portion of the housing; and at least one power supply disposed within the fourth portion of the housing, the at least one power supply defining a second plurality of air flow paths around the power supply down stream from the plurality of blowers.