Patent ID: 6490153
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
A computer system, comprising:a case including a first drive bay; and a first drive assembly removably mounted in the first drive bay, said first drive assembly comprising: a first hard drive; and a first drive chassis, comprising: a first rail provided along a first side of the first hard drive; a second rail substantially parallel to the first rail and provided along a second side of the first hard drive opposite the first side; a retaining portion adjacent a front side of the first hard drive and connecting a front end of the first rail to a front end of the second rail, the retaining portion comprising a top plate and a bottom plate; a first notch provided on a first interior side of the first drive bay; a handle rotatably connected to the retaining portion of the first drive chassis and between the top plate and the bottom plate, the handle having a first end and a second end distal from the first end, said handle being rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the top and bottom plates and located between the first and second ends of the handle, said handle defining a closed position in which the first end of said handle is a first distance from the front end of the first rail of the first drive assembly, and said handle defining an open position in which the handle is rotated about the axis such that the first end of the handle is a second distance from the front end of the first rail of the first drive assembly, the first distance being less than the second distance; and a first latch provided on the first end of the handle and adapted to engage the first notch when the first drive assembly is inserted into the first drive bay and the handle is in the closed position; wherein the first drive chassis does not include any portion which is adjacent to a top surface and a bottom surface of the first hard drive.