Patent ID: 7301776

Claim:
A flash hard drive comprising: a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) including a printed circuit board (PCB), a connector mounted on a front edge of the PCB, and a plurality of integrated circuit (IC) devices mounted onto one or more surfaces of the PCB; a plastic frame including first and second parallel side rails and a back end rail extending between first ends of the first and second side rails; and first and second panels mounted on the side rails and end rail of the plastic frame such that the first panel extends over the first surface of the PCB and the second panel extends over the second surface of the PCB, wherein the plastic frame defines an open front end located at second ends of the first and second side rails, wherein the first and second side rails include a longitudinal platform for receiving and supporting the PCBA such that the plug connector is exposed through the open front end of the plastic frame, and wherein the first and second panels comprise metal, and wherein the flash hard drive further comprises an adhesive layer secured to external surfaces of the IC devices and to an inside surface of at least one of the first and second metal panels.