Patent ID: 7408767

Claim:
A fixing mechanism comprising: a bracket for receiving a storage device, the bracket comprising a sidewall, a first aperture and spaced first and second sets of holes being defined in the sidewall, the first set of holes comprising a first hole and a second hole respectively located at opposite sides of the first aperture, the second set of holes comprising a third hole and a fourth hole respectively located at opposite sides of the first aperture, the first and fourth holes located at a same side of the first aperture, the second and third holes located at an opposite side of the first aperture, the distance between the first hole and the first aperture is different from the distance between the second hole and the first aperture, the distance between the third hole and the first aperture is same as the distance between the first hole and the first aperture, the distance between the fourth hole and the first aperture is same as the distance between the second hole and the first aperture; a latch member comprising first and second latches, the first latch being extended through the first hole of the first set of holes and the second latch being extended through the second hole of the first set of holes for engaging the storage device at a first position; and a fastener detachably attaching the latch member to the sidewall, the first latch being extended through the third hole of the second set of holes and the second latch being extended through the fourth hole of the second set of holes with the precondition that positions of opposite ends of the latch member are exchanged when the fastener is disengaged from the sidewall.