Patent ID: 8379379

Claim:
A fixing mechanism for installation of a data access device, the data access device having two opposite sides provided respectively with a plurality of positioning holes, said fixing mechanism comprising: a positioning frame adapted to mount the data access device thereto and including two opposite sidewalls, each of said sidewalls having two spaced-apart through holes; a plurality of shockproof elements extending through and being retained respectively in said through holes, each of said shockproof elements including a passage that is adapted to correspond in position with a respective one of the positioning holes; and two positioning rods for positioning the data access device therebetween, each of said positioning rods including a main body portion, and two insert portions formed respectively at two opposite ends of said main body portion, each of said insert portions extending through said passage of one of said shockproof elements and being adapted to extend into a respective one of the positioning holes, whereby said shockproof elements are adapted to abut against the data access device when the data access device is positioned between said positioning rods.