Patent ID: 6459571
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A mass memory storage unit comprising:A) a cabinet fabricated from a material which reduces electromagnetic and radio frequency radiation; B) a plurality of drawers incorporated into said cabinet, each said drawer being fabricated from a material which reduces electromagnetic and radio frequency radiation, each said drawer being movable between closed and open positions, each said drawer comprising: 1) a connector plane disposed generally parallel to the direction of travel between said closed and open positions, said connector plane incorporating a plurality of storage device receiving first connectors; 2) a plurality of hard disk drives, each of said hard disk drives: a) incorporating a second connector complementarily configured to mate with one of said storage device receiving first connectors; b) being removably mated with one of said storage device receiving first connectors; c) including a base plate and a mechanical assembly disposed in spaced-apart relationship; and 3) support and interface devices redundantly coupled to said connector plane by a cable and by mating third and fourth connectors.