Modular mass storage system and method therefor

A method of installing a mass storage system on a computer system, method comprising:

• providing a mass storage system comprising a printed circuit board, a system expansion slot interface on the printed circuit board and comprising power and data pins, a host bus controller on the printed circuit board and electrically connected to the system expansion slot interface, docking connectors connected with the host bus controller to receive power and exchange data therewith and adapted to electrically couple with industry-standard non-volatile memory devices without cabling therebetween;
• and
• installing at least one industry-standard non-volatile memory device in the mass storage system by removably coupling the memory device to one of the docking connectors and removably securing the memory device to the printed circuit board.