Patent ID: 8358502

Claim:
A method of placing an electronic device into a rack, the method comprising: selecting an adapter bracket for the electronic device; fastening the adapter bracket to a front portion of a tray; mounting the electronic device on the tray, forming an assembly of the electronic device, the tray, and the adapter bracket, wherein mounting the electronic device on the tray comprises mating a front portion of the electronic device to the adapter bracket to facilitate securing the electronic device to the tray; and sliding the tray on rails attached to the rack to insert the assembly comprising the electronic device, tray, and adapter bracket into the rack, wherein the rails are fixed relative to the rack and comprise a first rail on a first interior side of the rack and a second rail on a second interior side of the rack opposite the first interior side, and wherein the first rail and the second rail each comprise a front part coupled to a rear part.