A mechanical enclosure provides a mechanism for coupling a storage device to a computer system. The mechanical enclosure can be removably coupled to the computer system and can allow for coupling of the storage device to the computer system without using specialty cables and connectors. The mechanical enclosure can allow the storage device to be coupled to computer system without significantly degrading the speed at which the data stored within the storage device is downloaded onto the computer. The storage device can be inserted into the mechanical enclosure which couples the storage device to the mechanical enclosure. The mechanical enclosure can be inserted into the computer system which similarly couples the computer system to the mechanical enclosure to effectively couple the storage device and the computer system. Once the storage device is effectively coupled to the computer system, the data stored within the storage device can be downloaded onto the computer without the need for specialty cables and connectors.

according to one embodiment, a disk device includes a magnetic disk, a magnetic head, a first FPC, and a second FPC. The first FPC includes first terminals. The magnetic head is mounted on the first FPC and electrically connected to at least one of the first terminals. The second FPC includes a surface, second terminals on the surface, and a first ground plane. The second terminals are individually bonded to the corresponding first terminals with a conductive bonding material. The first ground plane covers at least one of the second terminals in a direction orthogonal to the surface. The second terminals include a first read terminal through which an electric signal representing information read from the magnetic disk by the magnetic head passes. The first ground plane is located apart from at least a part of the first read terminal in a direction along the surface.

A thermally and structurally optimized disaster resistant housing for a vertically stacked array of computer digital data storage devices such as hard drives is provided. An external, fire resistant housing has an internally mounted water resistant enclosure for the array. The water resistant enclosure includes a plurality of much thicker plates than known which significantly increase dissipation of heat and simultaneously greater increase the crush and impact load resistance of the device. An automatic method is also provided for producing complex molded gypsum or cement components.

A combination device includes a base, a hinged bottom, a motherboard, and a frame. A first space for accommodating a HDD, a second space for accommodating a cable, and a compartment for accommodating the motherboard are provided in the base and the frame. The compartment includes two grooves at front and rear ends respectively, an opening, and a through hole. A lock member and a first biasing member are disposed in each groove. A pivotal arm is formed with the lock member. The base includes four first bossed holes at four corners respectively, and four second bossed holes. Second biasing members are anchored in the second bossed holes respectively. The frame includes an opening on a central portion of a top for accommodating the connector. The HDD is mounted on the connector. Tops of the second biasing members urge against an inner surface of the top of the frame.

A disk device includes a housing having a sidewall, the side wall having a first through-hole; a magnetic disk rotatably disposed in the housing and surrounded by the sidewall in a radial direction; a flexible printed circuit electrically connected to the magnetic disk; an insulator closing the first through-hole; a wireless communication device having a first communication antenna inside the housing; and a control board electrically connected to the flexible printed circuit. The control board is supplied with power from outside of the housing via a first connector, and is configured to receive a write command or a read command via the first communication antenna.

An electrical feed-through, such as a PCB connector, involves at least one positioning protrusion protruding from a main body, and may further include multiple positioning protrusions protruding in respective directions from the main body. A data storage device employing such a feed-through comprises an enclosure base with which the feed-through is coupled, where the base comprises an annular recessed surface surrounding an aperture that is encompassed by the feed-through and is at a first level, and at least one recessed positioning surface at a higher level than the first level and extending in a direction away from the annular recessed surface. The positioning protrusion of the electrical feed-through physically mates with the recessed positioning surface of the base, such that the position of the feed-through is vertically constrained by the recessed positioning surface.

A hard disk drive includes a base deck with a floor portion and a side wall portion. The floor portion extends between an upper surface and a bottom surface, and the side wall portion extends from the floor portion. A top cover is coupled to the base deck and includes a ceiling portion and a wall portion. The hard disk drive includes a weld that directly couples the wall portion of the top cover to the floor portion of the base deck.

A device for mounting a hard disk in a server or other housing includes a frame, a hard disk, and a rotatable element. The frame defines a receiving space thereon and includes an end wall. The hard disk is slidably received in the receiving space. The hard disk includes a fastening element facing to the end wall. The hard disk is slidably attached to the end wall and the fastening element is locked to the end wall. The rotatable element is attached to the end wall and can rotate from a first position to a second position to abut the fastening element. The rotatable element can be pressed against the fastening element to unlock and the hard disk can be slidably detached from the end wall.

In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes determining whether a medium in a drive is in motion, the drive being mounted in a receptacle, in response to determining that the medium is in motion, preventing physical removal of the drive from the receptacle, and in response to determining that the medium is not in motion, allowing physical removal of the drive from the receptacle. In another embodiment, a computer program product for controlling removal of a drive includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se. The program instructions are readable and/or executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform the foregoing method.

An electrical feed-through, such as a PCB connector, involves at least one positioning protrusion protruding from a main body, and may further include multiple positioning protrusions protruding in respective directions from the main body. A data storage device employing such a feed-through includes an enclosure base with which the feed-through is coupled. The base includes an annular recessed surface surrounding an aperture that is encompassed by the feed-through and is at a first level, and at least one recessed positioning surface at a higher level than the first level, and extending in a direction away from the annular recessed surface. The positioning protrusion of the electrical feed-through contacts the recessed positioning surface of the base, such that the position of the feed-through is constrained by the recessed positioning surface.