Abstract: A television recorder defines a recessed memory storage device bay and a rack mounted in the memory storage device bay. The recorder includes a carrier for removeably locking a hard disk drive into the rack. The television recorder connects with a television and television broadcast source for simultaneously recording television programming and replaying recorded programming.

Abstract: A television recorder defines a recessed memory storage device bay and a rack mounted in the storage device bay. The recorder includes a carrier for removeably locking a hard disk drive into the rack. The television recorder connects with television and television broadcast source for simultaneously recording television programming and replaying recorded programming. The carrier engages the rack to removably insert the hard disk drive into the television recorder.

Abstract: A carrier and docking assembly in combination for removeably interconnecting a PC card device with a computer. The docking assembly is configured in size to be fixed in a memory storage device bay of a computer housing, or a memory storage device housing. The docking assembly includes a plug for the carrier, a power connector and an interface connector. The interface connector is adapted for connection with an IDE ribbon cable. The carrier includes a PC card device for receiving PC cards and a plug for interconnection with the docking assembly. The carrier plug removeably couples with the plug of the docking assembly. The card device (62) includes slot (68) and slot (70) for receiving plural PC type cards, the slots (68) and (70) are offset to receive cards of different sizes.