Mounting assembly for data storage devices

1. A mounting assembly comprising:

a chassis defining a space;

a plurality of partition panels mounted in the chassis for dividing the space into a plurality of sub-spaces;

a motherboard attached to the chassis below the plurality of partition panels;

a plurality of data storage devices received in each of the plurality of sub-spaces, each of the plurality of data storage devices comprising a casing, at least one drive bracket mounted in the casing, at least one data storage unit mounted in the at least one drive bracket, and a handle pivotably attached to the at least one drive bracket;

wherein the handle is rotatable between a locked position, where the at least one drive bracket is immovable from the casing; and a released position, where the at least one drive bracket is releasable from the casing.

2. The mounting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the casing comprises a main body and at least one mounting plate mounted in the main body, at least one protruding post protrudes from the at least one mounting plate, and at least one slot is defined in the at least one drive bracket for engaging with the at least one protruding post.

3. The mounting assembly of claim 2 , wherein the at least one slot includes an entrance portion and a holding portion connected to the entrance portion, the at least one protruding post is engaged with the holding portion when the handle is in the locked position, and the at least one protruding post is engaged with the entrance portion when the handle is in the released position.

4. The mounting assembly of claim 3 , wherein a notch is defined in the handle, and the at least one protruding post is engaged with the notch.

5. The mounting assembly of claim 4 , wherein the handle comprises at least one engaging portion, and a blocking member is slidably attached to the main body for engaging with the at least one engaging portion.

6. The mounting assembly of claim 5 , wherein the blocking member is movable between a first position, where the blocking member abuts the at least one engaging portion for preventing rotation of the handle; and a second position, where the blocking member is disengaged from the at least one engaging portion for releasing the handle.

7. The mounting assembly of claim 6 , wherein the handle is formed in a roughly U-shape, and the at least one slot roughly has an L shape.

8. The mounting assembly of claim 7 , wherein the notch is located adjacent to an end of the handle, and the at least one engaging portion is located at a shoulder of the handle.

9. The mounting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of partition panels are substantially perpendicularly to the motherboard.

10. The mounting assembly of claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of data storage devices comprises a connector plugged to the motherboard.

11. A mounting assembly comprising:

a chassis;

a plurality of partition panels configured to divide a space in the chassis into a plurality of sub-spaces;

a motherboard attached to the chassis and substantially perpendicular to the plurality of partition panels;

a plurality of data storage devices received in each of the plurality of sub-spaces, each of the plurality of data storage devices comprising a casing secured to one of the plurality of partition panels, at least one drive bracket mounted in the casing, at least one data storage unit mounted in the at least one drive bracket, and a handle pivotably attached to the at least one drive bracket;

wherein the handle is rotatable between a locked position, where the at least one drive bracket is immovable from the casing; and a released position, where the at least one drive bracket is released from the casing.

12. The mounting assembly of claim 11 , wherein the casing comprises a main body and at least one mounting plate mounted in the main body, at least one protruding post protrudes from the at least one mounting plate, and at least one slot is defined in the at least one drive bracket for engaging with the at least one protruding post.

13. The mounting assembly of claim 12 , wherein the at least one slot includes an entrance portion and a holding portion connected to the entrance portion, the at least one protruding post is engaged with the holding portion when the handle is in the locked position, and the at least one protruding post is engaged with the entrance portion when the handle is in the released position.

14. The mounting assembly of claim 13 , wherein a notch is defined in the handle, and the at least one protruding post is engaged with the notch.

15. The mounting assembly of claim 14 , wherein the handle comprises at least one engaging portion, and a blocking member is slidably attached to the main body for engaging with the at least one engaging portion.

16. The mounting assembly of claim 15 , wherein the blocking member is movable between a first position, where the blocking member abuts the at least one engaging portion for preventing rotation of the handle; and a second position, where the blocking member is disengaged from the at least one engaging portion for releasing the handle.

17. The mounting assembly of claim 16 , wherein the handle is formed in a roughly U-shape, and the at least one slot roughly has an L shape.

18. The mounting assembly of claim 17 , wherein the notch is located adjacent to an end of the handle, and the at least one engaging portion is located at a shoulder of the handle.

19. The mounting assembly of claim 11 , wherein the at least one drive bracket comprises a pair of side plates attached to the casing, and the handle is pivotably attached to the pair of side plates.

20. The mounting assembly of claim 11 , wherein the handle abuts the at least one data storage unit at the locked position, and the handle is oblique relative to the at least one data storage unit at the released position.