NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #1/NN_1993_1.iso/spool/comp/sys/sun/hardware/6803

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From: [e-mail] (David L Kindred (Dave))
Subject: Re: Standing the pizza box on end
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 21:05:03 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Michael Doob) writes:

   Are there any problems running a sparc2 with pizza box in vertical
   position? Presumably the fan exhausting out the top would satisfy the
   cooling requirements. What about the hard disk? Anyone tried it?

   Michael

All of the disk drives that I have seen specify that they should not
be run in the cable-end up orientation.  Most (if not all) should also
not be run in the cable-end down orientation.  Some will also specify
that they not be run with one of the long sides up.  This won't cause
a problem, since that orientation would be the one you get with the
pizza box upside down.

The result of all of the above is that the 3/80 pizza box can be stood
on it's feet, or on either side, but not on it's front or top.  I have
not seen the Sparc 2 pizza box, but assume that the disk orientation
is the same.  If they are, the fan exhausting out the "top" is not a
good position.

                        - Dave
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