Carrier for one or more solid state drives (SSDs)

A computer case comprising:

• a chassis having an outside wall defining an inner area;
• a motherboard disposed within the inner area of the computer case;
• a riser board disposed within the inner area of the computer case, the riser board being physically and electrically connected to the motherboard and including at least one connector configured to receive a mating connector of at least one solid state drive (SSD);
• a carrier cage fixed to at least one of the motherboard or the riser board, the carrier cage including a peripheral wall at least partially defining at least one carrier slot;
• at least one carrier tray including:
• a first end;
• a second end opposite the first end;
• a first side wall extending between the first end and the second end;
• a second side wall extending between the first end and the second end and disposed opposite the first side wall;
• a front wall disposed on the first end of the carrier tray and extending between the first side wall and the second side wall;
• an interior compartment at least partially defined by the first side wall, the second side wall, and the front wall, the interior compartment being configured to house the at least one SSD;
• a first fixture disposed at the first end and configured to engage the at least one SSD;
• and
• a second fixture disposed at the second end and configured to engage the at least one SSD, wherein the carrier tray is removably disposed within the at least one carrier slot of the carrier cage,
• wherein the second fixture of the carrier tray is a guide block fixed to a bottom wall of the carrier tray and disposed at the second end of the carrier tray.

A method of assembling a computer case comprising:

• disposing a solid state drive (SSD) having a first end and a second end opposite the first end in an interior compartment of a carrier tray, wherein the carrier tray includes a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first side wall extending between the first end and the second end, a second side wall extending between the first end and the second end and disposed opposite the first side wall, a front wall disposed on the first end and extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, a bottom wall extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, the interior compartment at least partially defined by the first side wall, the second side wall, the front wall, and the bottom wall, a first fixture disposed at the first end, and a second fixture disposed at the second end, wherein the second fixture is a guide block fixed to the bottom wall of the carrier tray and disposed at the second end of the carrier tray;
• fixing the first end of the SSD to the first fixture of the carrier tray;
• fixing a second end of the SSD opposite the first end of the SSD to the second fixture of the carrier tray, the second end of the SSD including a connector;
• disposing the second end of the carrier tray toward a carrier slot of a carrier cage, the carrier cage including a peripheral wall defining the carrier slot, a first guide rail projecting from the peripheral wall into the carrier slot, and a second guide rail projecting from the peripheral wall into the carrier slot;
• engaging the bottom wall of the carrier tray with the first and second guide rails;
• and
• sliding the carrier tray into the carrier slot until the connector of the SSD is received in a mating connector of a riser board.