A hard drive carrier for removable insertion into a drive slot having at least one ear with a vertical receiving groove , at least one connector for engaging a corresponding connector of a hard disk drive , and at least one horizontal track , the hard drive carrier comprising: a bracket for securing the hard disk drive wherein the bracket comprises: - at least one pin extending therefrom; - a receiving space for receiving the hard disk drive and - -a plurality of protrusions 110, 108) extending into the receiving space and arranged to correspond with a plurality of indentations of the hard disk drive to secure the hard disk drive in the receiving space , wherein the plurality of protrusions 110, 108) comprise one or more movable protrusions and one or more fixed protrusions , wherein the one or more fixed protrusions extend in a vertical direction and the one or more movable protrusions extend in a horizontal direction, and a handle pivotably attached to the bracket and having at least one guide pin , wherein the guide pin is offset from an axis of rotation of the handle and configured to be inserted into the vertical receiving groove of the drive slot, the handle configured to alternate between a loading position and a locked position, wherein the guide pin is positioned on the handle to engage with the vertical receiving groove to cause the at least one pin to align with a corresponding pin insertion portion of the at least one horizontal track when the handle is in the loading position and to engage with the vertical receiving groove so that the at least one pin engages a corresponding retaining portion of the at least one horizontal track when the handle transitions from the loading position to the locked position, restricting the removable hard drive carrier to the horizontal motion. a bracket for securing the hard disk drive wherein the bracket comprises: - at least one pin extending therefrom; - a receiving space for receiving the hard disk drive and - -a plurality of protrusions 110, 108) extending into the receiving space and arranged to correspond with a plurality of indentations of the hard disk drive to secure the hard disk drive in the receiving space , wherein the plurality of protrusions 110, 108) comprise one or more movable protrusions and one or more fixed protrusions , wherein the one or more fixed protrusions extend in a vertical direction and the one or more movable protrusions extend in a horizontal direction, and - at least one pin extending therefrom; - a receiving space for receiving the hard disk drive and - -a plurality of protrusions 110, 108) extending into the receiving space and arranged to correspond with a plurality of indentations of the hard disk drive to secure the hard disk drive in the receiving space , wherein the plurality of protrusions 110, 108) comprise one or more movable protrusions and one or more fixed protrusions , wherein the one or more fixed protrusions extend in a vertical direction and the one or more movable protrusions extend in a horizontal direction, and a handle pivotably attached to the bracket and having at least one guide pin , wherein the guide pin is offset from an axis of rotation of the handle and configured to be inserted into the vertical receiving groove of the drive slot, the handle configured to alternate between a loading position and a locked position, wherein the guide pin is positioned on the handle to engage with the vertical receiving groove to cause the at least one pin to align with a corresponding pin insertion portion of the at least one horizontal track when the handle is in the loading position and to engage with the vertical receiving groove so that the at least one pin engages a corresponding retaining portion of the at least one horizontal track when the handle transitions from the loading position to the locked position, restricting the removable hard drive carrier to the horizontal motion. <EOS>