Patent ID: 6970352
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A disk drive backplane for interfacing with a plurality of disk drive carrier types, the backplane comprising: a connector for interfacing with a corresponding connector on each of the carrier types; a plurality of differently configured status indicator arrays associated with the connector, each of the arrays corresponding to at least one of the carrier types and comprising at least one light source operable to transmit disk drive status information, each of the arrays being positioned to interface with a corresponding status interface on the at least one corresponding carrier type; and a light pipe adapter operable to facilitate connection between a first one of the status indicator arrays and the status interface of the corresponding carrier type; wherein the first status indicator array comprises a first number of light sources, the light pipe adapter being operable to facilitate transmission of the disk drive status information from the first number of light sources to a second number of status indicators via the status interface of the corresponding carrier type, the first number being different from the second number.