Patent ID: 6990717

Claim:
A method for storing a data storage device including at least one disc and an actuator mechanism supporting at least one head enclosed in a housing, in a mass storage array having a plurality of compartments comprising the steps of: providing a vibration control device having a spring adapted to exert a biasing force to limit motion of the data storage device and a clip coupled to the spring to secure the spring within one of the plurality of compartments of the mass storage array; positioning the spring within the one of the plurality of compartments of the mass storage array prior to insertion of the data storage device into the one of the plurality of compartments; securing the clip in a recess cavity formed in a rack forming the plurality of compartments of the mass storage array, and compressing the spring and releasably inserting the data storage device into the one of the plurality of compartments so that the spring biases the data storage device to limit movement of the data storage device in the one of the plurality of compartments.