Computing device, apparatus for holding power supply device, and methods of installing power supply device in computing device

A computing device, comprising:

• a Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) controller;
• a baseboard management controller (BMC) configured to communicate with the RAID controller;
• a backplane configured to communicate with the RAID controller and the BMC and including one or more connectors, the one or more connectors being operable to electrically contact one or more pins of an apparatus for holding a power supply device, wherein the one or more connectors provide signals indicative of a status of the power supply device;
• the computing device further defining a receiving space configured to receive the apparatus, and when the apparatus, with the power supply device, is received in the receiving space, status of the power supply device being readable by the BMC via the RAID controller,
• wherein the receiving space is configured to receive a tray for holding a hard disk;
• and
• an operation panel disposed in a front of the receiving space such that the operation panel is visible to an external operator when received in the receiving space, wherein the operation panel is electrical connected to the one or more pins of the apparatus for receipt of the signals, wherein the operation panel includes one or more indicators operable to indicate the status of the power supply device and to indicate whether the power supply device is powering the computing device based on the signals.

A method of installing a power supply device in a computing device, the method comprising:

• providing an apparatus for holding the power supply device, the apparatus including a container and at least one electrical contact, wherein the at least one electrical contact is communicatively connectable to a baseboard management controller (BMC) of the computing device for receipt of signals indicative of a status of the power supply device, wherein the container is configured to hold the power supply device and to be received in a receiving space defined by the computing device, wherein the apparatus comprises an operation panel disposed on a front of the container such that the operation panel is visible to an external operator when received in the receiving space, wherein the operation panel is electrically connected to the at least one contact for receipt of the signals, wherein the operation panel includes one or more indicators operable to indicate status of the power supply device based on the received signals and to indicate whether the power supply device is powering the computing device;
• and
• installing the apparatus into a receiving space defined by the computing device such that the at least one electrical contact electrically communicates with the computing device,
• wherein the receiving space is configured to receive a tray for holding a hard disk.