Patent ID: 8405971

Claim:
A disk drive test slot comprising: a housing defining: a test compartment for receiving a disk drive for testing; and an open end providing access to the test compartment for insertion and removal of the disk drive for testing; and a clamping mechanism mounted to the housing of the disk drive test slot, wherein the clamping mechanism that is mounted to the housing of the disk drive test slot is configured to engage the disk drive after the disk drive has been inserted into the test compartment; wherein the clamping mechanism comprises a plurality of arms and an engagement member; wherein an arm in the plurality of arms comprises a distal end; and wherein the disk drive test slot is configured so that, after the disk drive has been inserted into the test compartment, a displacement of the distal end on the arm of the clamping mechanism that is mounted to the housing of the disk drive test slot causes the engagement member to move towards the disk drive to engage with the disk drive.