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A hinged disk drive bay for a server. The bay is hinged such that it moves between a stowed position in which the bay is vertical, and a tilted position in which the bay is open. When open, the connections are exposed to the user.

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A hinged disk drive bay for a server. The bay is hinged such that it moves between a stowed position in which the bay is vertical, and a tilted position in which the bay is open. When open, the connections are exposed to the user. ein the array of conductors is reconfigured by using PIN diode arrays

A hinged disk drive bay for a server. The bay is hinged such that it moves between a stowed position in which the bay is vertical, and a tilted position in which the bay is open. When open, the connections are exposed to the user. ein the array of conductors is reconfigured by using PIN diode arrays. 15. The beam steerer of claim 7 further comprising an RF detector for detecting the RF energy directed to the RF detector by the beam steerer, and an optical detector for detecting the optical energy directed to the optical detector by the beam steerer. 16. The beam steerer of claim 7, wherein the spacing between the optical phase steering elements is within a range of about 0.5 to about 1.0 times a wavelength associated with the optical energy, and the spacing between the RF beam steering elements is within a range of about 0.5 to about 1.0 times the wavelength associated with the RF energy. 17. A beam steerer for separating a first electromagnetic beam and a second electromagnetic beam simultaneously impinging the beam steerer, the first electromagnetic beam having a first frequency band associated therewith, the second electromagnetic beam having a second frequency band associated therewith, the first electromagnetic beam being directed into a first direction, the second electromagnetic beam being directed into a second direction. 18. The beam steerer of claim 17 wherein the first frequency band is in the RF range of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the second frequency band is in the optical range of the electromagnetic spectrum. 19. A method of steering a first electromagnetic beam and a second electromagnetic beam, the first electromagnetic beam having a frequency within a first region of the electromagnetic spectrum, the second electromagnetic beam having a frequency within a second region of the electromagnetic spectrum, the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving the first electromagnetic beam and the second electromagnetic beam; (b) steering the first electromagnetic beam into a first direction; and (c) steering the second electromagnetic beam into a second direction. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first electromagnetic beam is a RF beam and thus has frequencies within the RF region of the electromagnetic spectrum, and wherein the second electromagnetic beam is an optical beam and thus has frequencies within the optical region of the electromagnetic spectrum. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the step of steering the RF beam into a first direction comprises applying different phase shifts to different parts of the RF beam, and wherein the step of steering the optical beam into a second direction comprises applying different phase shifts to different parts of the optical beam. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of steering the RF beam is realized with an RF beam steerer and the step of steering the optical beam is realized with an optical beam steerer. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the RF beam steerer and the optical beam steerer are combined into a combined beam steerer, the combined beam steerer comprising: a first major surface having disposed thereon an array of conductive elements associated with the RF beam steerer; a second major surface having an array of optical elements disposed thereon associated with the optical beam steerer; a substrate disposed between the first major surface and the second major surface, the substrate having a thickness; wherein a spacing of the conductive elements in the RF beam steerer is at least 10 times a wavelength associated with the optical beam to be steered, so that the RF beam steerer appears to be essentially optically transparent to the optical beam, and wherein the spacing of the optical elements in the optical beam steerer is sufficiently small so that the optical beam steerer functions as a ground plane for the RF beam steerer. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the step of applying phase shifts to the RF beam is realized by electrically connecting or disconnecting the conductive elements by respectively closing or opening MEM switches disposed therebetween. 25. The method of claim 23, wherein the spacing between the optical elements disposed on the se