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- From: timm@void.ncsa.uiuc.edu (Tim McClarren)
- Subject: Re: Placing NeXTstation Slab on its Side
- References: <Btr2x3.EtE@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <1992Aug30.003036.892@proforma.com>
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 21:38:00 GMT
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- jgg@proforma.com (J. G. Gregory) writes:
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- >In article <Btr2x3.EtE@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
- >tagreen@lothario.cica.indiana.edu (Todd A Green) writes:
- >>
- >>I highly doubt your bearings will go bad by turning a drive on its
- >>side...
-
- >Cooling is the big issue. Don't put anything within 3-4 inches (8-10 cm) of a
- >forced convection (i.e. fan) system inlet or outlet. That means if you stand
- >it up, don't block the vents. I don't know how NeXT slabs are cooled. But it
- >is 99% likely they use side vents, which means you need a stand.
-
- Well, I guess 99% isn't good enough...the fan/vent is on the bottom.
- Like Izumi said, I'd look into attaching a plate across the fins...if
- the idea is that the fins are heat sinks and air flow across them is
- the cooling mechanism (like a manifold), then without said plate, you're
- probably not going to get enough air flowing directly over the fins.
-
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