WO2000028546A1 - Appareil d'enregistrement / reproduction de donnees - Google Patents

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WO2000028546A1
WO2000028546A1 PCT/JP1999/006265 JP9906265W WO0028546A1 WO 2000028546 A1 WO2000028546 A1 WO 2000028546A1 JP 9906265 W JP9906265 W JP 9906265W WO 0028546 A1 WO0028546 A1 WO 0028546A1
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Junichi Onodera
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Priority claimed from JP10318790A external-priority patent/JP2000149524A/ja
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B33/00—Constructional parts, details or accessories not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • G11B33/12—Disposition of constructional parts in the apparatus, e.g. of power supply, of modules
    • G11B33/125—Disposition of constructional parts in the apparatus, e.g. of power supply, of modules the apparatus comprising a plurality of recording/reproducing devices, e.g. modular arrangements, arrays of disc drives
    • G11B33/126—Arrangements for providing electrical connections, e.g. connectors, cables, switches
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B33/00—Constructional parts, details or accessories not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • G11B33/12—Disposition of constructional parts in the apparatus, e.g. of power supply, of modules
    • G11B33/125—Disposition of constructional parts in the apparatus, e.g. of power supply, of modules the apparatus comprising a plurality of recording/reproducing devices, e.g. modular arrangements, arrays of disc drives
    • G11B33/127—Mounting arrangements of constructional parts onto a chassis
    • G11B33/128—Mounting arrangements of constructional parts onto a chassis of the plurality of recording/reproducing devices, e.g. disk drives, onto a chassis

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  • the present invention relates to a hard disk drive and a data recording / reproducing apparatus, for example, an audio-visual (AV) server mainly used for broadcasting, and a plurality of hard disk drives mounted on the server.
  • AV audio-visual
  • HDD This relates to an HDD device in which the main unit is unitized and incorporated. Background art
  • the server 1 was configured as follows, for example, so that the HD D rack could be replaced while the HD D rack equipped with the HD D unit was operating.
  • a frame-shaped caddy is attached to the HDD (Hard Disk Drive) body consisting of a fixed disk and a control board to form an HDD unit, which is close to the HDD rack containing the HDD unit.
  • the IZF rack containing the interface board at the position
  • the MB (Main Board) rack containing the main board connected to the IZF rack, and one of these connected It has a mother board.
  • the sides of the HDD rack are open, and the HDD unit can be inserted laterally into the rack.
  • the frame-shaped caddy of the HDD unit is housed and supported in the HDD rack.
  • a fitting hole is provided at a predetermined position of the HDD rack. Projections that fit into the fitting holes are provided.
  • the connector connected to this when the HDD unit is installed is easily connected to the HDD unit, and is inserted and removed. If the connector structure is not able to withstand the impact of the time, there is a problem that the connector may be damaged or the electrical connection may not be made well.
  • the HDD rack and the IZF rack are connected by, for example, a flat cable, but due to the rigidity of this cable, it can be bent flexibly.
  • a flat cable due to the rigidity of this cable, it can be bent flexibly.
  • installation and assembly work and maintenance after assembly are difficult.
  • the attached flat cable connector comes off due to the restoring force of the bent or screwed portion.
  • connection between the main board to which the input / output processing means is connected and the interface section can be maintained in a stable connection state, and the connection board can be flexibly bent. It is intended to facilitate installation, assembly work, and maintenance after assembly.
  • the data recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention has a support means in which a recording / reproducing means for recording / reproducing data on a randomly accessible recording medium is removably accommodated, and a plurality of input / output processing means are provided in a time-division manner.
  • a data recording / reproducing apparatus which processes data including video and Z or audio data inputted by accessing the reproducing means, outputs the processed data to the recording / reproducing means, and processes and outputs the data reproduced from the recording / reproducing means.
  • the recording / reproducing means inserted into the supporting means, and the data of the data input / output to / from the recording / reproducing means.
  • the interface section which is an interface, is connected by a flat cable, and the main board to which the input / output processing means is connected and the interface section are connected by a bendable substrate.
  • the data recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention has a support means in which recording / reproducing means for recording / reproducing data on / from a randomly accessible recording medium is removably accommodated, and a plurality of input / output processing means are provided in a time-division manner. Process the data including video and Z or audio data which are input to the recording / reproducing means and output to the recording / reproducing means, and process and output the data reproduced from the recording / reproducing means.
  • connection unit to which the recording / reproducing unit is connected, a cable connected to the input / output processing unit via the connection unit, and the input / output unit to the connection unit via the cable
  • the present invention is characterized in that an evening mitigation resistor for suppressing reflection of a signal contained in data transmitted / received between the processing means and the recording / reproducing means is provided.
  • the data recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention has a support means in which recording / reproducing means for recording / reproducing data on / from a randomly accessible recording medium is removably housed, and the plurality of input / output processing means are time-divisionally Then, data including video and Z or audio data which are input to the recording / reproducing means by being accessed are processed and output to the recording / reproducing means, and the data reproduced from the recording / reproducing means are processed.
  • a data recording / reproducing device for outputting comprising: connecting means to which the recording / reproducing means is connected; and a cable through which the data is input / output to / from the input / output processing unit via the connecting means.
  • the connection means is provided with a power supply filter of the recording / reproduction means.
  • the data recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention has a support means in which recording / reproducing means for recording / reproducing data on / from a randomly accessible recording medium is removably housed, and the plurality of input / output processing means are time-divisionally multiplexed.
  • a data recording / reproducing apparatus which processes data including video and z or audio data input thereto and outputs the data to the recording / reproducing means, and processes and outputs the data reproduced from the recording / reproducing means.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an AV server on which an HDD device according to the present invention is mounted, for easy understanding.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing support means of the HDD device according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of the support means
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part showing an engagement relationship between a guide rail forming a slot of the support means and a connector board
  • Fig. 6 is an overall perspective view showing the appearance of the coil mounted on the base board with the step screw removed
  • Fig. 7 is a floating view of the connector board.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an AV server on which an HDD device according to the present invention is mounted, for easy understanding.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing support means of the HDD device according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of the support means
  • FIG. 8 is a side view showing a floating state of the HDD connector on the connector board
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the HDD unit when engagement with the slot of the HDD rack is started.
  • Figure 10 is a plan view showing the situation.
  • Fig. 11 is an enlarged view of the main part of Fig. 10
  • Fig. 12 is the HDD unit engaged and locked in the slot of the same HDD rack.
  • FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 12, and
  • FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a rack arrangement relationship and a cable arrangement relationship when the server 1 is viewed from the side in the same embodiment.
  • FIG. 15 is a schematic explanatory view showing a server according to another embodiment.
  • FIG. 15 is a schematic explanatory view showing a server according to another embodiment.
  • FIG. 16 is a schematic explanatory view showing the arrangement of the racks and the arrangement of cables and the like when viewed from the side, and FIG. 16 shows the arrangement of the racks and the arrangement of cables and the like of the server in the other embodiment according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 17 is a schematic plan view showing the structure of a flat cable connecting the HDD rack and the I / F rack.
  • FIG. 1 to 13 show an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a hard disk drive and an AV server.
  • FIG. 1 shows the entire AV server according to the embodiment, and an HDD rack 13 on which at least a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) unit 12 can be mounted in a cabinet 70 of the AV server.
  • IZF rack 16 containing interface ports 15, MB (Main Board) rack 17 containing I / O processing boards 14, HD D racks 13 and MB Motherboard 18 for I / F, which transmits and receives signals and data to and from rack 17, Motherboard 19 for MB, which transmits and receives signals and data to and from IZF rack 16, and power supply 2 0 and a fan 21, the cooling air flows from the front side to the rear side, and a front panel 11 having a display unit and an operation unit is mounted on the front side.
  • the interface board 15 is a board that performs an interface between data recorded on the HDD of the HDD unit 12 and data input to and output from the input / output processing board 14.
  • the input / output processing board 14 compresses data input from the outside and converts it to a format that can be recorded on the HDD unit 12 or conversely outputs it from the HDD unit 12
  • External transmission formats include, for example, Fiber Channel, SDI (Standard Serial Interface; standardized as SMPTE-259 M), and SDTI (Serial Digital Transfer Interface; SMPTE—305) M is standardized).
  • a plurality of input / output processing units access the HD unit 12 in a time-sharing manner to input and output data, thereby realizing simultaneous recording and reproduction.
  • Each input / output processing unit can access the HDD unit 12 during each period, divided into certain time intervals (time slots).
  • the front panel 11 displays various buttons and screens for performing recording, reproduction, editing, and the like.
  • the HDD racks 13 are formed in a rectangular parallelepiped cage shape as shown in Fig. 2, and a plurality of HDD units (11 HDD units in the embodiment) must be mounted in an aligned state at predetermined intervals.
  • Slot 25, which is not shown, and a connector board with an HDD connector on the bottom side, which is paired with the slot 25 that is not shown, and an HD Dunit connector at the upper end of the long side It is composed of a unit locking part 23 consisting of a long and narrow groove that also serves as a stopper for the HDD unit when it is engaged and locked, and buffer parts 26 provided on both side walls on the short side.
  • the buffer 26 is a so-called damper, and has a structure in which a side plate of a server (not shown) and the buffer 26 on both side walls can be mounted.
  • the HDD rack 13 attached via the buffer 26 in this way is in a state where the HDD rack 13 itself floats from the server.
  • the shock absorber 26 of the HDD rack 13 buffers the external shock received by the server 1 and reduces the shock applied to the HDD rack 13. The result As a result, the HDD units stored in the HDD rack 13 can be protected from external impact.
  • each of the above-mentioned slots 25 is associated with an elongated U-shaped rail guide portion 27 opening inward and a rail guide portion 27.
  • guide rails 28 which are guide members supported together.
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of the HDD rack 13
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an essential part showing an engagement relationship between the rail guide portion 27 of the HDD rack 13 and the connector board.
  • the guide rail 28 is formed of a resin, and includes a rectangular convex portion 29 on both sides which is elongated and a groove portion 30 formed between the convex portions 29.
  • the upper portion of the guide unit 28 has an HDD unit (not shown). It has a structure in which a unit insertion guide part that is partially cut out to prevent the reverse insertion direction and a temporary fixing part 32 that temporarily locks the HDD unit are provided at the lower position.
  • the temporary fixing part 32 builds up a part of the surface of the convex part 29 (33) and forms a thick part 34 on both sides of the convex part 29 on the groove part 30 side.
  • a notch 30a is provided along the length direction of the convex portion 29 at the boundary between the groove portion 30 having a large thickness 34 and the convex portions 29, 29.
  • the caddy of the HD Dunit 12 is engaged with the guide rail 28, and the caddy is engaged even when the HDD unit 12 falls due to its own weight.
  • the HD Dunit 12 stops at the position just before the connector engages.
  • FIG. 5 is an overall perspective view of the connector board 35 viewed from the rear side.
  • FIG. 6 is an overall perspective view of the appearance of the coil 60 provided on the base board 38 with the step screw 44 removed. Is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a floating state of the connector board 35
  • FIG. 8 is a side view showing a floating state of the HDD connector 43 of the connector board 35.
  • the connector board 35 is mounted on the bottom side of the pair of slots 25, and the back of the I / F connector 37 electrically connected to the IZF rack 16 (see Fig. 1) with the flat cable 36.
  • a base substrate 38 provided on the side, a connector support portion 39 made of a metal-made bracket on the front surface side of the base substrate 38, and a connector support portion 39 surrounding the connector support portion 39 It is composed of a connector protection section 40 formed of the provided insulating member and a floating board 41 mounted on the connector support section 39 in a floating state.
  • the base substrate 38 is formed of a rectangular laminated substrate, and on the back surface, an IZF connector 37 disposed along a long side and an opposite of the IZF connector 37 are provided.
  • Floating harness 42 drawn out from the middle position of the side wall surface of the board on the side, and the I / F connector 37 and floating harness 42 consist of a chip resistance element between the I / F connector 37 and the floating harness 42. It has a structure provided with an option resistor 46.
  • the evening luminescence resistor 46 suppresses the reflection of a signal included in data transmitted and received via the flat cable 36, and is arranged with two chips aligned.
  • a capacitor 59 which is a filter for supplying power to the HDD unit, and a coil 60 is provided on the front side.
  • the filter for the power supplied to the HDD unit which is composed of the capacitor 59 and the coil 60, removes ripples generated in the power supplied to the HDD unit, and removes the power from the HDD unit.
  • ⁇ This has the effect of slowing the sharp rise of the current when the disk spindle increases. I do. Note that the circuit configuration including the capacitor 59 and the coil 60 is omitted.
  • the floating board 41 has a floating harness 42 taken out from an intermediate position of a side wall formed in a laminated structure, and an HDD connector 43 for engaging with a connector of the HDD unit 12 is provided on an upper side. It is equipped with a structure.
  • the HDD connector 43 is a connector based on the SCA (SINGL ECON N E C T E E R AR C H I T E C T UR E) standard, but is not limited thereto.
  • a U-shaped notch 45 cut out to a size that can be loosely fitted to the step screw 44 as a positioning means is provided at both ends of the short side of the floating board 41. .
  • the U-shaped notch 45 is loosely fitted to the sliding portion 48 (see FIG. 7) of the step screw 44 to support the floating board 41 in a floating state.
  • the connector protection part 40 is formed of an insulating material, and the floating harness 42 moves so that the floating harness 42 from the floating board 41 is not rubbed and damaged so that the connector support part 39 can be moved. It has a structure that covers the area where it contacts.
  • the floating harness 42 has a harness structure divided at predetermined intervals (in the embodiment, a harness structure divided into twelve at predetermined intervals), and one side has a laminated structure. It is pulled out from the intermediate position of the side wall surface of the formed base substrate 38, and the other side is connected to the intermediate position of the side wall surface of the opening substrate 41.
  • the floating harness 42 having a honeycomb structure divided in this manner is formed into a curved shape and has a floating shape. In the floating state, a unique elastic force of the harness is applied to the floating substrate 41, and in the floating state, it can withstand not only the left, right, up and down inclinations but also the rotation direction inclination.
  • each of the twelve separate floating harnesses 42 has a shield harness 42a on the outer side and two power supply harnesses on the inner side as shown in Figure 5.
  • the harness is 42b, and the remaining eight inside are signal harnesses 42c.
  • the step screw 44 serving as a positioning means has a dish portion 47 formed in a cross shape and a diameter smaller than that of the dish portion 47, so that the floating board 41 has a smaller diameter.
  • the HDD connector 43 attached to the floating board 41 is lifted upward by the inherent elastic force of the curved divided floating harness 42.
  • it can be freely moved in any direction of the left, right, up and down directions by adding the rotation direction to the gap of the sliding part 48 of the stepped screw 44 fitted in the U-shaped notch part 45.
  • the length of the sliding portion 48 of the step screw 44 while the floating substrate 41 having the HDD connector 43 itself is in the floating state by the elastic force of the divided floating housing 42. You can move freely within the range.
  • slot 25 (Figs. 2, 3
  • the connector of the HDD unit 12 makes light contact with the HDD connector 43, and the floating board 41 is attached. The connector moves freely and is aligned, and the connectors can be connected in a good fitting state.
  • FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the appearance of the HDD unit 12 when the engagement with the slot 25 of the HDD rack 13 is started, and FIG. 10 is related to the slot 25 of the HDD rack 13.
  • Fig. 11 is an enlarged view of the main part of Fig. 10
  • Fig. 12 is the slot of the HDD rack 13.
  • FIG. 25 is a plan view showing a state in which the HDD unit 12 is engaged and locked, and
  • FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG.
  • the HDD unit 12 is composed of an HDD main body 50 having a hard disk and a board for controlling the hard disk, and a frame-shaped caddy 51 attached to the HDD main body 50. It is composed of The lower portion of the HDD main body 50 has a structure in which a connector 24 is provided which engages with the HDD connector in a male and female relationship.
  • the caddy 51 is formed by forming a U-shaped support member into a frame shape, and when the HD D-unit 12 is inserted into the slot at both upper ends thereof, the caddy 51 is inserted into the slot.
  • a handle engaging portion 52 also serving as a handle for mounting and locking, a light press-fit projection 53 protruding to the upper position on both side surfaces, and a screw fixing portion for fixing the HDD body 50 with a screw. 5 4 is provided.
  • the handle engagement portion 52 is a handle portion 55 rotatable in the left-right direction in FIG. 9 and a side opposite to the handle portion 55 and opposite to the movement of the handle portion 55 about the axis. And a locking rotation portion 57 that rotates in conjunction with the handle rotation portion 56.
  • the locking rotation portion 57 has a structure in which a locking projection 58 that can be protruded and retracted outward is provided. This locking projection 5 8 engages with the HDD unit 12 by fitting into the unit locking section 23 (see FIG. 9) provided on the upper part of the slot 25 (not shown) when the connectors are connected. Lock.
  • the HD D unit 12 is inserted into the guide rail 28 of the slot 25. Position and engage the lower end of the side wall surface of the caddy 51 of 12.
  • the HDD unit 12 is inserted with its own weight added, and the guide rail 2 is inserted.
  • the lower end of the caddy 51 of the HD Dunit 12 is lightly press-fitted into the temporary fixing portion 32 at 8 and temporarily fixed.
  • the connector 24 of the HDD unit 12 male SCA connector
  • the HDD connector 43 of the connector board 35 female SCA connector
  • the HDD connector 43 provided on the connector board 35 serving as the receiving side connector is placed in a floating state, and the connector 24 in the floating state is connected to the connector 24 of the HD unit 12.
  • a large amount of correction between the connectors 4 3 and 24 can be obtained.
  • the load on the connectors 43 and 24 can be reduced, and electrical connection can be obtained.
  • the evening minion resistor 46 provided on the base board 38 of the connector board 35 and the connector signal line of the HD Dunit 12 can be connected.
  • the connector board 35 directly connected to the HD Dunit 12 is provided with the evening minion resistor 46, so that it is not necessary to separately route the evening mining harness.
  • the other elements can be mounted in the area where the one-minute resistance resistor mounted on the side controlling the HDD units 12 is mounted.
  • the connector board 35 directly connected to the HDD unit 12 with a filter for supplying power to the HDD unit 12, the effect of the filter is attenuated or unstable. Not only does it go into a state, but there is no need to separately route the filter wiring.
  • another element can be mounted in an area where the filter provided on the side controlling the HDD unit 12 is to be mounted.
  • FIG. 14 shows a side view of the AV server shown in FIG.
  • each of the racks 13, 16, and 17 is smaller than the height of the HDD rack 13 and the MB rack 17 from the left when viewed from the side, and is approximately the same height as the HDD rack 13.
  • the IZF rack 16, MB rack 17, and fan 21 are arranged in this order.
  • the HDD rack 13 is provided with a connector board 83 on which the SCA connector 82 is mounted.
  • the step between the mother board 19 for MB and the mother board 18 for I / F is electrically connected by a relay board 85.
  • the structure is such that the connection board 83 of the HDD rack 13 floating with respect to the cabinet 70 and the mother board 18 for the IZF are electrically connected by a flat cable 84. Has become.
  • the relay board 85 is prepared in advance in consideration of the distance between the steps.
  • the motherboards 18 and 19 are physically separated by the IZF rack 16 and the MB rack 17 in this way, the height of the I / F rack 16 is short and the space on the bottom side is small.
  • a space for installing an IC card (not shown) and a work area can be secured.
  • the cooling effect is secured because the structure does not obstruct the airflow flowing from the front to the rear.
  • the mother board 18 and its associated cables 84 etc. can be assembled from the same direction on the bottom side. The structure can be improved and maintenance is easy.
  • the components of the server such as the HDD rack 13, I / F rack 16, MB rack 17, and fan 21, are the same as those in the embodiment described with reference to FIG. Omitted.
  • a flexible flat board member 6 6 Between the motherboard 19 for MB and the motherboard 62 for IZF, a flexible flat board member 6 6 The structure is electrically connected by a rigid substrate.
  • a flat cable 84 electrically connects the connector board 83 of the HDD rack 13 floating with respect to the cabinet 70 and the motherboard 62 for the I / F. Structure.
  • the space obtained by physically separating the motherboards 19 and 62 in this way is provided with an IC card reading unit 69 for reading the IC card 68. It has become.
  • the IC card reading section 69 has a flexible flexible board 90 (flexible board), and is connected to the IC card connector 91 of the MB mother board 19. I have.
  • the number of signal lines of the substrates 66 and 90 from the IZF rack 16 and the IC card reading unit 69 is, for example, 400, which is smaller than the number of signal lines required by the conventional technology. The number of signal lines is almost half. Since the substrate 90 has the same characteristics as a normal substrate, it can be constituted by a so-called bus (BUS).
  • the flexible board 66 By using the flexible board 66 in this way, the mounting dimensional accuracy of the IZF motherboard 62 or the MB motherboard 19 can be relaxed, so that the mounting work during assembly is reduced. It can be simplified and can be moved as needed during maintenance, improving maintenance workability. In addition, since the airflow flowing from the front to the rear of the cabinet 70 is not blocked, the cooling effect can be secured.
  • FIGS. 16 and 17 I will tell.
  • the HDR rack 13, IZF rack 16, MB rack 17, fan 21, and other components that make up the server are the same as the server in the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. Therefore, the description is omitted.
  • the difference is that a connector 80 for connecting the flexible boards 66, 90 of the IZF rack 16 and the IC card reading section 69 to the MB mother board 19 together is provided.
  • the MB mother board 19 has a structure in which a connector 80 for connecting to the IZF rack 16 and the flexible boards 66, 90 of the IC card reading section 69 is provided on the inner surface to be mounted.
  • the motherboard 19 for mounting is mounted, the outer surface of the motherboard 19 for MB can be made uniform, so that the area occupied by the motherboard 19 for MB is small and Assemblability can be improved.
  • the flat cable 84 includes a flexible signal line having a predetermined length, and TX connectors 72 and 73 provided at both ends of the signal line. Have been.
  • the number of pins of the TX connectors 72 and 73 is 100 in this embodiment.
  • the signal line is a signal line flat portion 74 formed by a predetermined length from the base of the TX connector 72, 73 in a continuous plane shape without slits, and is continuous with the signal line flat portion 74. Then, it has a structure formed by a flexible cable partially having a slit, and a cable 75 of a twist pair in the embodiment.
  • a signal line flat portion 76 formed in a flat shape without a slit at a predetermined interval is provided at a substantially central position of the signal line.
  • the cable has low rigidity, so that it can be bent flexibly and can be easily attached. After the cable is attached, the cable 75 Since the original force is extremely weak, it is possible to maintain a tidy state in a narrow area.
  • the signal line flat portion 76 provided at an intermediate position of the signal line may be omitted, and may be formed by a twisted pair cable.
  • a twisted pair cable is used here, for example, if it is used for a disk unit that employs the SCSI method (corresponding to the space between the HDD rack and the IZF rack in the embodiment), noise to the signal can be cut off. The disk error can be reduced.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and other data provided with recording / reproducing means for recording / reproducing data on a randomly accessible recording medium. It can be applied to a recording / reproducing device.

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L'invention concerne un serveur comprenant un module à disques durs, comportant une pluralité de positions (25) pourvues de guides permettant chacune l'insertion d'une unité (12) de disque dur, et une carte (35) connecteurs permettant de réaliser la connexion électrique des unités de disque dur par le fond ; un fond de panier interface pour le stockage des cartes d'interface connectées aux unités de disque dur insérées dans les positions ; et un fond de panier sur carte-mère, comportant ladite carte-mère, de façon à commander les unités de disque dur via les cartes d'interface. La carte (35) des connecteurs comporte une carte (38) de base équipée d'un connecteur (37) d'interface, fixé contre le fond de la position considérée, établissant la connexion avec le fond de panier d'interface, et une carte (41) flottante destinée à la connexion de l'unité (12) de disque dur, laquelle carte est équipée d'un connecteur (43) de disque dur maintenu en position flottante par les suspensions d'un faisceau (42) raccordé à la carte de base. La carte (38) de base est pourvue d'une résistance (46) de rebouclage de l'unité de disque dur.
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