Dell Products Inc.

James Frederic McKinney

Shane Michael Chiasson

Alan Jacob Brumley

Jean Marie Doglio

Bernard D Strmiska

A method of making a reduced-depth rack server includes: forming a tray structure of a carrier having a service panel attached to two opposed side panels and a bottom panel; inserting a longest dimension of a data storage device in a sideways orientation with at least one electrical connector of the data storage device proximate to a selected lateral panel; electrically connecting a first electrical connector of an interposer cable to the at least one electrical connector of the data storage device; and attaching a second electrical connector attached to one of the tray structure and the data storage device directed towards an insertion end of the data storage assembly in an orientation opposite to the service panel and aligned to electrically connect with a backplane of a reduced-depth rack server in response to the tray structure being inserted in a rack server chassis.

Reduced depth data storage assembly and rack server

A reduced-depth rack server for a reduced depth rack includes a data storage device rotated a quarter turn within a carrier. An interposer cable connects at one end to a laterally presented electrical connector of the data storage device and presents another connector to an end that is inserted inwardly into a rack server chassis to electrically connect with a backplane of the reduced-depth rack server. In one embodiment, a data storage assembly of the data storage device, carrier and interposer cable is inserted from a front end of the chassis. In one embodiment, the data storage assembly is inserted from a top of the chassis to facilitate airflow.

An apparatus for retaining an expansion card within an information handling system provides a first bracket including a first elongated body defining a first groove for receiving a first edge of an expansion card and wherein the first groove extends in a direction substantially parallel to a motherboard of the information handling system. The apparatus also includes a first base member extending from the first elongated body, wherein the first base member is attachable to the motherboard and a first pivot portion extending from the first elongated body, wherein the first pivot portion is angled upward toward an interior side of the first bracket.

Expansion card retention apparatus, systems and methods

A cable clip for a connector housing is configured to route a plurality of cables within a server. The cable clip includes a backing, a first portion, and a second portion. The backing configured to be placed in physical communication with the connector housing. The first portion extends from a first edge of a first side of the backing, and has a first hook opposite the first side of the backing. The first portion is adapted to flexibly slide over the connector housing and snap fit the first hook around the connector housing. The second portion extends from a second edge of the first side of the backing, and has a third hook opposite the first side of the backing. The second portion is adapted to flexibly slide over the connector housing and snap fit the second hook around the connector housing.

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Austin, TX, United States of America

James Frederic McKinney