Fastening device for a securing data storage device

A fastening device for securing a data storage device, the fastening device comprising:

• a bracket adapted for receiving the data storage device therein, the bracket having a side panel, a stopping tab stamped outwardly from the side panel, a slot being thereby defined in the side panel at the stopping tab;
• and
• a locating plate secured to the side panel of the bracket, the locating plate comprising an elongated engaging section, an operating section, an elastic section, and a latch, wherein the latch is perpendicularly stamped from the engaging section in a first direction, and the latch extends through the slot of the bracket for engaging with the data storage device, and wherein the operating section extends perpendicularly from an end of the engaging section in a second direction which is generally opposite to the first direction, and a guideway is defined in the operating section for receiving the stopping tab of the bracket, the elastic section providing the locating plate with elastic deformation capability.