Patent ID: 7630196
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a substrate having a plurality of connectors; a plurality of disk drives including a first disk drive and a second disk drive, each connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of connectors; wherein the disk drives each have a first major face A, a second opposite major face B, and a first edge C perpendicular to the connector for that drive; wherein the disk drives each have an actuator, and an axis of rotational mass intersecting a center point of rotational mass of the disk drive and perpendicular to face A; wherein the first disk drive's major face A and second disk drive's major face A are positioned at a non-parallel angle to one another, and at least as close to one another as to other disk drives; wherein the first disk drive's major face A and the first edge C of the second disk drive are positioned substantially next to each other; and wherein the first edge C of the second disk drive is aligned substantially intersecting the axis of rotational momentum of the first drive.