Abstract: System, methods, and apparatuses for indicating the configured port width for ganged-style data connectors. An exemplary apparatus comprises a plurality of connectors supporting data connections and a plurality of visual indicators. The plurality of connectors are capable of being configured with two or more of the plurality of connectors ganged together to provide increased data width connections. Each or the visual indicators is associated with one of the plurality of connectors. An electrical circuit drives the plurality of visual indicators and is configured to control the visual indicators to visually indicate a configured port width for each data connection supported by the connectors, including those formed by ganging together two or more of the connectors.

Abstract: System, methods, and apparatuses for indicating the configured port width for ganged-style data connectors. An exemplary apparatus comprises a plurality of connectors supporting data connections and a plurality of visual indicators. The plurality of connectors are capable of being configured with two or more of the plurality of connectors ganged together to provide increased data width connections. Each or the visual indicators is associated with one of the plurality of connectors. An electrical circuit drives the plurality of visual indicators and is configured to control the visual indicators to visually indicate a configured port width for each data connection supported by the connectors, including those formed by ganging together two or more of the connectors.

Abstract: The invention provides a storage system comprising a solid state storage carrier sized to correspond to a defined storage form factor and to include a support printed circuit board (PCB) having arranged thereon a plurality of solid state storage devices. The storage system can include a storage enclosure including a midplane and at least one slot on an end of the storage enclosure, sized to receive a solid state storage carrier for connection with the midplane in the storage enclosure. The storage system can also include at least one midplane connector located on the midplane, wherein the at least one midplane connector is configured to mate with at least one form factor connector on an end of the solid state storage carrier.

Abstract: The invention provides a storage system comprising a solid state storage carrier sized to correspond to a defined storage form factor and to include a support printed circuit board (PCB) having arranged thereon a plurality of solid state storage devices. The storage system can include a storage enclosure including a midplane and at least one slot on an end of the storage enclosure, sized to receive a solid state storage carrier for connection with the midplane in the storage enclosure. The storage system can also include at least one midplane connector located on the midplane, wherein the at least one midplane connector is configured to mate with at least one form factor connector on an end of the solid state storage carrier.