Front removable cold swap hard disk drive carrier with internal release

A disk drive unit comprising:

• a tray;
• a hard disk drive in physical communication with the tray;
• and
• a connector in physical communication with the tray, the connector including:
• a support that extends from a base of the connector, and adapted to flex up and down in response to the connector being placed in physical contact with a retention opening of a static wall of a server;
• a hook physically connected to the support, the hook adapted to flex the support in response to the hook being pressed into contact with a top of the retention opening, and to snap fit around the top of the retention opening in response to the connector being completely inserted into the retention opening;
• and
• a first spring arm that extends toward a center and in front of the base, the first spring arm adapted to apply a force to the static wall when the hook is snap fitted around the top of the retention opening to secure the disk drive unit within the server.

An information handling system comprising:

• a server including a static wall having a retention opening;
• and
• a disk drive unit in communication with the server, the disk drive unit including:
• a tray;
• a hard disk drive in physical communication with the tray;
• and
• a connector in physical communication with the tray, the connector
• including:
• a support that extends from a base of the connector, and adapted to flex up and down in response to the connector being placed in physical contact with a retention opening of a static wall of a server;
• a hook physically connected to the support, the hook adapted to flex the support in response to the hook being pressed into contact with a top of the retention opening, and to snap fit around the top of the retention opening in response to the connector being completely inserted into the retention opening;
• and
• a first spring arm that extends toward a center and in front of the base, the first spring arm adapted to apply a force to the static wall when the hook is snap fitted around the top of the retention opening to secure the disk drive unit within the server.