Power Solutions for the Device Bay

摘要

"Device Bay" is an industry specification defining a mechanism for easily adding and upgrading PC peripheral devices to a live system without opening the chassis or shutting off the power. This requires Hot Swap™ capability forthe Device Bay to ensure the integrity of users'' data and applications. For example, a CD-R drive could be added to provide a large storage medium for digital imaging or a DVD drive could be added to enable DVD video playback. The Device Bay specification applies to all classes of computers, including desktop, mobile, home and server computers. Device Bay comes in three form factors: DB32, DB20 and DB13. The DB32 is designedfor desktops with a maximum power consumption of 25W, DB20 is designed for laptops and desktops with a maximum powerconsumption of 4Wand DB13 is designedfor laptops with a maximum power consumption of 4W.