Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

Barry L Olawsky

David M Koonce

Brian T Purcell

Chong Sin Tan

Michael White

Jeffery Michael Giardina

Quoc Hung C Vu

Kyran Wilfred Fey, Jr

An example device in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes at least one interface set, including a first interface, at least one second interface, and at least one third interface. A first portion of the first interface is coupled to a second portion of the at least one second interface. A second portion of the first interface is coupled to a first portion of the at least one third interface. The first portion of the first interface is isolated from the second portion of the first interface, the first portion of the second interface is isolated from the second portion of the second interface, and the first portion of the third interface is isolated from the second portion of the third interface.

Backplane interface sets

A cable management module having of a first module capable of connecting to a hard disk drive drawer; a second module releasably connected to the first module. A plurality of pairs of connecting arms connect the first module to the second module with each of the pairs of connecting arms being pivotally joined to each other at an intermediate point. A catch member is located on at least one side of the first module and a locking release mechanism is attached to the second module and to a locking member capable of engaging the catch member. A method for accessing a hard disk drive without disconnecting input/output cables and a method of replacing the input/output cables is also disclosed.

Cable management module

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Barry L Olawsky