Patent ID: 7495904

Claim:
A fixing apparatus for holding a data storage device which defines a hole in a side wall thereof, the fixing apparatus comprising: a drive bracket comprising a side panel; and a receiving rack comprising a bottom plate for supporting a bottom wall of the data storage device, a side plate extending perpendicularly from a first side of the bottom plate, and a restricting flange extending perpendicularly from a second side of the bottom plate opposite to the first side, a pin arranged on the side plate to engage in the hole of the data storage device, and a handle being lockable to the side panel of the drive bracket; wherein the restricting flange is parallel to the side plate, and has a height shorter than that of the side plate so that the data storage device is capable of being slantways placed into the receiving rack from the second side, at which place the side plate and the restricting flange sandwich two opposite side walls of the data storage device, then the receiving rack is placed into the drive bracket; wherein the receiving rack further comprises a top flange extending inwardly from the side plate for abutting against a top wall of the data storage device.