Patent ID: 8289691

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for a data storage device, the data storage device comprising a post, the mounting apparatus comprising: a bracket comprising a first side plate defining a sliding groove; and a latching unit mounted to the first side plate and located at the sliding groove, the latching unit comprising a fixing tray fixed to the first side plate, a sliding member slidably mounted in the fixing tray, and a resisting member movably mounted to the sliding member, wherein the resisting member resists the post of the data storage device for preventing the data storage device from disengaging from the bracket; wherein when the sliding member is slid in the fixing tray along a first direction, the sliding member resists the resisting member to move into the fixing tray along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and when the sliding member is slid in the fixing tray along a third direction opposite to the first direction, the resisting member is moved outside the fixing tray along a fourth direction opposite to the second direction.