In some embodiments, an
assembly in which storage components (e.g., at least two bare SATA disk drives) can be removably secured. The
assembly can secure bare storage components in an
enclosure without the need first to
mount any of them in or to a carrier, and such that they can be conveniently removed from the
enclosure and replaced (e.g., when they fail). Some embodiments include a flexible
assembly for each storage component, including at least one flexible element and at least one swaged
cam for each flexible element. The flexible assembly has two states: a locking state in which each
cam deforms a flexible element into a locking position; and an unlocking state in which each
cam and each flexible element have relative positions that allow the storage component to move past each flexible element. Other embodiments include a spring-biased assembly for each storage component, having a locking state in which at least one spring element (e.g., a
metal flange) exerts
spring force on the storage component to maintain it in a locked position; and an unlocking state in which each spring element has relaxed away from the storage component to allow the storage element to move out of the locked position.