Patent ID: 9116661
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A storage server, comprising: a cage; a midplane, fixed on the cage; a fan module, disposed on the cage, and located on the midplane; at least one motherboard module, detachably disposed on the cage, and electrically connected to the midplane, the at least one motherboard module configured to be detached from the cage along a first direction leaving the midplane; a plurality of HDD backplanes, detachably disposed on the cage, and electrically connected to the midplane, the HDD backplanes configured to be detached from the cage along a second direction leaving the midplane, and the second direction being opposite to the first direction; and a plurality of data HDDs, divided into a plurality of groups, and detachably disposed on the cage, wherein each group of the data HDDs is respectively electrically connected to one of the HDD backplanes, the data HDDs and the at least one motherboard module are respectively located at two opposite sides of the fan module, the data HDDs are detached from the cage along a third direction leaving the HDD backplanes, and the third direction is intersected with the second direction and the first direction, wherein detachment of one of the HDD backplanes along the second direction must be preceded by detachment along the third direction of any data HDDs connected thereto.