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US 2009/0021905 A1Published application
Multiple drive plug-in cable
AssigneeLSI Corporation
InventorJohn Dunham
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AssigneeLSI Corporation
InventorJohn Dunham
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The present invention enables assembly of drive boxes that stack drives more than one drive deep without requiring large numbers of PC boards or that the drive box to be pulled out of a rack to remove/replace the drives. A shielded multiple drive plug-in cable connects a single PC board to a plurality of drives in the drive box. The multiple drive plug-in cable provides power from the PC board to the drives and/or passes signal between the PC board and the drives. The multiple drive plug-in cable is configured to occupy a minimal cross-sectional area in order to maximize air flow within the drive box. The present invention reduces the cost of manufacturing the drive box, reduces EMI (electromagnetic interference), and prevents drops in signal integrity by reducing the number of PC boards required for a drive box.
A drive box for an information handling system, comprising:
A method of providing a drive box for an information handling system, comprising the steps of:
A multiple drive plug-in cable, comprising:
A method for providing a multiple drive plug-in cable for a drive box of an information handling system, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.