Patent ID: 7791874
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A hard disk drive module configured to mount to a console having a cable receptor in a recessed surface, the recessed surface having a plurality of air holes, the hard disk drive module comprising: a housing, the housing having a first end and second end, a top surface and a bottom surface; the bottom surface having a connector hole; a tongue extending from the first end; a biased latch arm extending from the second end; a hard disk drive mounted within the housing; a cable assembly connected to the hard disk drive, the cable assembly including a cable connector, the cable connector projecting through the connector hole and extending beyond the bottom surface, the cable connector configure to mate with the cable receptor; and a plurality of air holes in the bottom surface, the plurality of air holes in the bottom surface configured to substantially align with at least a portion of the plurality of air holes in the recessed surface.