Patent ID: 7517252

Claim:
A structure for housing a solid state drive (SSD) that includes a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) with a plurality of electronic components mounted thereon, the structure comprising: a pair of brackets each configured to support a PCBA at either side of the PCBA via at least two ledges with corresponding fastener holes pre-configured thereon, the at least two ledges are attached to inside surface of each of the pair of brackets, wherein each of the pair of brackets has a slab shape with a length and a height, the length is parallel to horizontal direction and the height parallel to vertical direction, and wherein the at least two ledges are located at mid-height and orientated substantially perpendicular to the brackets such that the PCBA is supported horizontally; a plurality of alignment holes pre-configured on the PCBA corresponding to the respective fastener holes located on the at least two ledges; and a plurality of fasteners configured for securely connecting the PCBA to the pair of brackets through the fastener holes and the alignment holes.