Patent ID: 7583507

Claim:
A primary data storage unit comprising: a power source; at least one server mother board; at least one expander device connected to a second data storage unit; a plurality of retractable media drawers wherein each of said retractable media drawers comprise a plurality of data storage elements wherein each of said data storage elements are retained by a locking mechanism that at least partially ejects said data storage element when disengaged, and wherein each of said retractable media drawers possesses a fan device, each of said retractable media drawers maintaining connectivity to said power source via a conductive cable supported by a flexible tangle inhibiting mechanism that is capable of providing uninterrupted power to said data storage elements and said fan device, said at least one server mother board and said at least one expander device when each of said media drawers is between a first position that is extended partially away from said primary data storage unit and a second position that is at least partially retracted from said first position towards said primary data storage unit.