Drive bay assembly

A method comprising:

• positioning a plate with respect to one of two substantially parallel sides of a removable media drive to thereby determine an orientation for the drive in a bay of a computer;
• sliding the removable media drive into a bay of a computer with the plate positioned wherein the sliding comprises aligning a tab of the plate with one of two parallel slots of the bay;
• and
• locking the removable media drive in the bay of the computer wherein the locking comprises positioning an obstruction to obstruct movement of the tab in one of the two parallel slots of the bay.

A computer comprising:

• a case;
• a drive bay;
• a drive configured for receipt of a removable storage medium
• wherein the drive comprises a plate positioned with respect to one of two substantially parallel sides of the drive,
• wherein the plate comprises a protrusion, and
• wherein the drive bay comprises a receptacle configured to receive the protrusion in first and second orientations, dictated by position of the plate with respect to the drive, to mount the drive in first and second orientations with respect to the case;
• and
• a locking mechanism to lock the drive in the drive bay.

An assembly comprising:

• a drive that comprises two substantially parallel sides, a substantially rectangular opening for receipt of media, and a tray seated at least partially in the substantially rectangular opening, the tray configured to receive a disk from one of two opposing sides of the tray;
• a plate that comprises a tab;
• a positioning mechanism to position the plate with respect to either one of the two parallel sides of the drive;
• and
• a bay configured to at least partially receive the drive, with the plate, in first and second orientations of the substantially rectangular opening with respect to the bay
• wherein the bay comprises a lower slot configured to receive the tab if the plate is positioned with respect to one of the two parallel sides of the drive in the first orientation of the opening and
• wherein the bay comprises an upper slot configured to receive the tab if the plate is positioned with respect to the other of the two parallel sides of the drive in the second orientation of the opening.