Claims
- 1. A disk drive module adapted for use in a data processing system having a first disk drive module guide plate, said disk drive module comprising:
- a) an elongated frame, said elongated frame including a guide bar matingly receivable in the first disk drive module guide plate for use in aligning said elongated frame in the data processing system, said elongated frame further including a plurality of bosses;
- b) a disk drive mounted on said elongated frame; and
- c) a regulator card electrically connected to said disk drive and electrically connectable to said data processing system, said regulator card being provided with a plurality of oversized holes through which said bosses are inserted, said oversized holes and said bosses being appropriately sized and shaped so that said regulator card is movably mounted in two perpendicular directions in the plane of said regulator card relative to said elongated frame.
- 2. The disk drive module as claimed in claim 1 wherein said disk drive is a 3.5 inch disk drive.
- 3. The disk drive module as claimed in claim 2 wherein said elongated frame is approximately 41.8 mm in width and approximately 135 mm in height.
- 4. The disk drive module as claimed in claim 3 further comprising a handle fixedly mounted on said elongated frame to assist in inserting and removing said elongated frame into and from said data processing system.
- 5. The disk drive module as claimed in claim 1 wherein said guide bar is a T-bar.
- 6. The disk drive module as claimed in claim 1 wherein said elongated frame includes a bottom wall and wherein said guide bar extends along said bottom wall.
- 7. The disk drive module as claimed in claim 1 wherein said guide bar includes a detent for securing said elongated frame in said first disk drive module guide plate.
- 8. the disk drive module as claimed in claim 1 wherein the data processing system includes a second disk drive module guide plate and wherein said elongated frame further includes a fin matingly receivable in the second disk drive module guide plate.
- 9. The disk drive module as claimed in claim 8 wherein said elongated frame includes a top wall and a bottom wall and wherein said guide bar extends along said bottom wall and said fin extends along said top wall.
- 10. A disk drive module adapted for use in a data processing system having a first disk drive module guide plate, said disk drive module comprising:
- a) an elongated frame, said elongated frame including a guide bar matingly receivable in the first disk drive module guide plate for use in aligning said elongated frame in the data processing system, said elongated frame further including a plurality of bosses:
- b) a disk drive mounted on said elongated frame:
- c) a regulator card electrically connected to said disk drive and electrically connectable to said data processing system, said regulator card being provided with a plurality of oversized holes through which said bosses are inserted so that said regulator card is movably mounted relative to said elongated frame in the plane of said regulator card:
- d) wherein each of said bosses is a bifurcated squeezable snap having a tab for limiting upward movement of said regulator card relative to said frame and wherein the thickness of said regulator card is appropriately selected so as to permit said regulator card to move in a direction perpendicular to the plane of said regulator card.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/935,110, filed Aug. 26, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,247,427.
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Divisions (1)
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