| Receivers | | | | serial output; and one of a serial-to-serial or a |
| The universal receiving frame is capable of | | | | serial-to-parallel converter communicating with the |
| interchangeably receiving different removable | | | | serial-to-parallel bridge for enabling both serial and |
| computer drive carriers having respective remote | | | | parallel connected computer drives to communicate |
| computer drives that are configured for parallel and | | | | with the computer; where the backplane is adapted to |
| serial operation. A printed circuit board is mounted on | | | | be interchangeably connected within the enclosure to |
| the back wall of the universal receiving frame in which | | | | different removable carriers having respective |
| an incoming removable drive carrier is slidably received. | | | | computer drives that are connected for serial and |
| The interface and a serial-to-parallel bridge are located | | | | parallel operation. |
| on the printed circuit board of the frame, where | | | | Disk Drive |
| different removable carriers, regardless of drive | | | | Either the original disc drive carrier or a different carrier |
| configuration, can communicate with the chassis by | | | | can be returned to the chassis. In accordance with the |
| way of the same receiving frame. | | | | present improvement, and to provide the universal |
| A universal receiving frame to be located within an | | | | receiving frame with the capability of interchangeably |
| enclosure that is interfaced with a computer. Frames | | | | receiving different removable carriers having either a |
| receiving a removable carrier within which is | | | | serial or parallel connected computer drive, a |
| connected a computer drive to store computer | | | | serial-to-parallel bridge is provided. They are typically |
| information, the receiving frame adapted to | | | | stacked within respective drive bays of a chassis or |
| interchangeably receive different removable carriers | | | | storage enclosure in which a corresponding one or a |
| having different computer drives that are respectively | | | | plurality of remote portable computer drives and their |
| connected for series and parallel operation with other | | | | removable carriers are housed. In some cases, the |
| computer drives. A universal receiving frame | | | | computer drive is electrically connected to an |
| communicating with a serial-to-parallel bridge circuit | | | | outwardly facing backplane connector interface at the |
| adapted to convert the output of a parallel connected | | | | backplane of carrier by way of a detachable plug and |
| computer drive to a serial output. The serial-to-parallel | | | | a set of wires. A bus connector from the computer |
| bridge circuit communicating with an interface for | | | | drive is detachable connected to an facing connector |
| enabling the outputs of both serial and parallel | | | | that is mounted on the backplane of carrier. |
| connected computer drives to be supplied to the | | | | In this case, the back of computer drive plugs into a |
| computer. | | | | connector that faces inwardly from the backplane of |
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| Combining an enclosure to be interfaced with a | | | | application to other drives that are connected in other |
| computer; a backplane, at least one removable carrier | | | | compatible drive configurations. However, the |
| having either a serial or a parallel connected computer | | | | advantages achieved by this invention are also |
| drive to store computer information, a removable | | | | available without the aforementioned universal |
| carrier detachably connected at one side of backplane; | | | | receiving frame to couple a removable drive carrier to |
| and at least one removable circuit board detachably | | | | its chassis. Nevertheless, the same chassis/storage |
| connected to the opposite side of the backplane to be | | | | enclosure can automatically receive different |
| interconnected with the computer drive of the | | | | removable drive carriers having remote computer |
| removable carrier. A serial-to-parallel bridge to convert | | | | drives that are connected in different drive |
| the output of a parallel connected computer drive to a | | | | configurations. |