Hybrid drive carrier frame

An electronic device, comprising:

• a processor;
• a plurality of drive bays, each drive bay of the plurality of drive bays being configured to removably receive a respective drive carrier;
• a drive carrier inserted within one of the plurality of drive bays, the drive carrier having a media drive mounted therein, the drive carrier comprising:
• a front rail comprising a first end portion, a second end portion, and a body extending along a transverse direction between the first and second end portions,
• a first side rail extending from the first end portion of the front rail perpendicular to the transverse direction;
• a second side rail extending from the second end portion of the front rail perpendicular to the transverse direction and parallel to the first side rail, the front rail in conjunction with the first and second side rails together framing the media drive;
• and
• a handle pivotably coupled to the first side rail, the handle being formed from a metal,
• wherein the front rail and the second side rail are formed from a plastic material, the body of the front rail including a locking channel at the first end portion of the front rail, and
• wherein the first side rail is formed from a metal and includes a locking tab extending perpendicular to a body of the first side rail along the transverse direction, the first side rail being connected to the first end portion of the front rail via engagement of the locking tab within the locking channel.

A method of assembling a hybrid drive carrier, the method comprising:

• positioning a first side rail of a first frame section substantially perpendicular to a first end portion of a front rail of a second frame section, the second frame section including a second side rail extending perpendicularly from a second end portion of the front rail;
• and
• connecting the first frame section to the second frame section by sliding a locking tab at an end of the first side rail into a locking channel within the first end portion of the front rail, the first frame section and the second frame section together forming a frame configured to receive and carry a media drive,
• wherein the first frame section is formed from a die cast zinc and the second frame section is formed from a polycarbonate.