Patent ID: 8605423

Claim:
A computing device comprising: a chassis comprising a base panel and a pair of side panels connected substantially perpendicular to opposite sides of the base panel; a motherboard mounted on the base panel; at least one expansion card attached to the motherboard substantially perpendicular to the base panel and the pair of side panels; and a disk drive module mounted in the chassis and oriented obliquely relative to the base panel, the disk drive module comprising a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, wherein the first end is located at a first height relative to the base panel, a top edge of the at least one expansion card is located at a second height relative to the base panel, and the second end is located at a third height relative to the base panel; the second height is less than the first height, but greater than the third height; the computing device further comprising a mounting plate attached to the chassis and located between the pair of side panels, wherein the mounting plate is oriented obliquely relative to the base panel, and the disk drive module is attached to the mounting plate; the computing device further comprising a bracket attached to a first side panel of the pair of side panels, and the mounting plate comprises a first side flange secured to the bracket and a second side flange secured to a second side panel of the pair of side panels; wherein a plurality of mounting holes is defined in each of the first side flange and the second side flange, a plurality of securing holes is defined in each of the bracket and the second one of the pair of side panels, and the plurality of securing holes is arranged along a line that is inclined relative to the base panel; wherein in assembly, the plurality of mounting holes is aligned with the plurality of securing holes for receiving fasteners; the mounting plate is secured in the chassis by fasteners and is oriented obliquely relative to the base panel.