Connector device

A connector device for selectively connecting at least one of a first input/output package and a second input/output package having a height greater than the first package, comprising:

• a connector section;
• a pair of side walls coupled to and extending from the connector section in parallel relation and spaced at an interval substantially equal to the width of the first package, the side walls and connector section cooperating to define a storage space of the connector device, the ends of the side walls opposite the connector section defining an insertion port for inserting said at least one data storage device into at least a portion of the storage space of said connector device;
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• guide means longitudinally extending along the inner side of at least one of the side walls to define at least upper and lower storage spaces within the storage space of said device, the upper and lower storage spaces defined by said guide means being substantially continuous and uninterrupted therebetween,
• said connector section having upper and lower contact arrays disposed respectively in the upper and lower storage spaces of said connector device for connecting with input/output packages inserted in the respective storage spaces, at least one of said upper and lower contact arrays being adapted to interchangeably connect to both the first package and the second package,
• whereby said connector device is capable of accepting the first package in each of the upper and lower storage spaces, or alternatively, accepting the second package which may occupy more than one of said upper and lower storage spaces.