Method and apparatus for providing power activity and fault ligh

Details Method and apparatus for providing power activity and fault ligh Method and apparatus for providing power activity and fault ligh

1996-12-06

1998-08-04

Phillips, Michael W.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...

For electronic systems and devices

361788, 362 32, 362133, G06F 116, G11B 3302, F21V 3300, F21V 800

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057903743

ABSTRACT:
A computer cabinet and hot-pluggable disk drive module design including indicator light support for the disk drive module. The cabinet includes a disk drive module receiving bay into which the disk drive module is removably installed. The disk drive receiving bay includes a backplane having at least one connector for engagement with a corresponding connector, preferably a single connector architecture (SCA) connector, protruding from a leading surface of the disk drive module. A light source mounted to the backplane near the backplane connector is illuminated to provide status information concerning the disk drive module. A light conduit extends from the light source to a conspicuous viewing location on the computer cabinet. Multiple indicator lights and corresponding light conduits tinted to different colors may be employed to provide different status indications, e.g., power, activity and fault status information. The light conduits may also be incorporated into the disk drive modules, such that once the disk drive module has been installed within the drive bay the light conduits extend from a location on a leading surface of disk drive tray opposing the light sources contained on the backplane to a conspicuous viewing location on a visible surface of the disk drive module.

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