Patent ID: 7916471

Claim:
A storage device, comprising: a general-purpose chassis including therein a space accessible from both front and rear surfaces thereof; a first memory unit inserted into the space from the front surface of the general-purpose chassis; a second memory unit inserted into the space from the rear surface of the general-purpose chassis; a first cooling device disposed to face the front surface of the general-purpose chassis; a second cooling device disposed to face the rear surface of the general-purpose chassis; a first drive circuit that drives the first cooling device; a second drive circuit that drives the second cooling device; a first moving device that allows the first cooling device to move between a first position of coming close to the first memory unit and a second position of being away from the first memory unit; a second moving device that allows the second cooling device to move between a third position of coming close to the second memory unit and a fourth position of being away from the second memory unit; a control device that controls a cooling operation mechanism of at least either the first or second cooling device; a first power supply unit; and a second power supply unit, wherein the first memory unit accommodates therein another plurality of memory devices on right and left sides of the first power supply unit, and wherein the second memory unit accommodates therein a plurality of memory devices on right and left sides of the second power supply unit.