Patent ID: 7791873

Claim:
A storage component of a server arrangement, comprising: a backplane; a plurality of trays, each of the plurality of trays comprising at least one frame, the at least one frame having at least one hard disk drive mounted thereto, and all of the plurality of trays being configured to receive the at least one hard disk drive, each of the plurality of trays comprising a connector adapted to connect the at least one hard disk drive to the backplane; a controller mounted to at least one of the trays wherein the controller is offset a distance from the backplane; and at least one secondary connector is communicatively coupled to the controller and is offset a distance from the backplane to permit positioning of the at least one hard disk drive, wherein the controller is adapted for presenting the at least one hard disk drive on at least one of a plurality of frames as a single drive; wherein each hard disk drive that is substantially adjacent the controller is connected directly to the controller by a third connector; and wherein the at least one secondary connector permits connection and positioning forwardly of the backplane of each hard disk drive that is not substantially adjacent the controller.