Seagate Technology Incorporated

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

Paul Foisy

Robert Walker

Odie Killen

David Michael Davis

Alexander Carl Worrall

Timothy P E Williams

Edward Janssen

Method and apparatus for populating and operating a storage enclosure carrier with multiple hot swappable storage devices. In some embodiments, a carrier housing having length, width and thickness dimensions is adapted to accommodate at least one hard disc drive (HDD) having a selected HDD form factor and configured for engagement in a storage enclosure housing. A plurality of solid state drives (SSDs) each conforming to a selected SSD form factor are supported within the length, width and thickness dimensions of the carrier housing. Each of the SSDs is individually retractable from a front facing portion of the carrier housing without removal of the carrier housing from the storage enclosure housing.

Storage enclosure carrier which supports multiple storage devices

The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus () comprising a backplane () and methods of assembling and disassembling such an apparatus. The electronic apparatus () comprises a chassis () having plural walls and a circuit board () fastened to a wall of the chassis, a surface of the circuit board having a plurality of conductive pads (). A backplane () is fastened in a received position in the chassis substantially perpendicular to the circuit board. The backplane has a connector () at an edge of the backplane, the connector comprising a plurality of sprung conductive elements () which extend outwards beyond the edge of the backplane to make electrical contact with respective conductive pads () on the circuit board.

Electronic apparatus comprising backplane and methods of assembling and disassembling

Carrier for the rack mounting of two or more data storage devices into a chassis. The carrier includes support members along the length of the carrier, to receive and retain the two or more data storage devices. The carrier further includes a single electrical communication connector to provide an electrical communication interface for all of the data storage devices in the carrier, to and from a mating connector on a board of the chassis. The carrier further includes an interposer to adapt electrical signals from the single electrical communication connector into a form that is usable by the data storage devices.

Incorporation of multiple, 2.5-inch or smaller hard disk drives into a single drive carrier with a single midplane or baseboard connector

Incorporation of two or more hard disk drives into a single drive carrier with a single midplane connector

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Dunedin, FL, United States of America

Paul Foisy