Patent ID: 6431718
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
A carrier for a computer system disk drive, the computer system having an enclosure, a docking bay located within the enclosure for receiving the carrier, and a docking bay connector and an activity light located at a rearward end of the docking bay, the carrier comprising:a frame having a front end and a rear end, the frame being adapted to support a hot-pluggable disk drive between the front and rear ends; and an interconnector assembly mounted adjacent to the rear end of the frame, the interconnector assembly having an electrical connector for electrically coupling the disk drive to the computer system, and an integrally formed retainer in the interconnector assembly for aligning a light conduit relative to the activity light in the docking bay so that light emitted by the activity light is transmitted to the front end of the frame.