Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.p.

Jeff Lambert

Donald J Hall

Pete Austin

Juan J Perez

Donal J Hall

Various embodiments of a media drive containment apparatus and methods are provided. In one representative embodiment a media drive containment apparatus includes a drivecage which supports at least one media drive. The drivecage is moveable along an axis from an operating position to a release position and the movement of the drivecage to the release position unlocks the media drive from the drivecage.

Media drive containment apparatus and method

A protective assembly for housing and accessing components is featured. The protective assembly has a chassis, a cover, and a flexible latch for securing the cover to the chassis. The flexible latch has a latch and the base has a catch. The base includes a fulcrum. The fulcrum is used during removal of the cover to pivot the latch so that the latch is brought free of the catch.

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Cypress, TX, United States of America

Jeff Lambert