G5 Tower Horizontal Positioning

[Grimace]

Hey all, for space reasons, I'm tossing my G5 tower in a rack enclosure - horizontally.

I don't think that laying it on one side or another will make a difference. Does anyone have any reason why one side should be on the bottom vs. the other? The DVD drive has lips on both sides so a CD will stay in when inverted. I'm thinking heat differences etc...

 

[Takumi]

traditionally 'desktop cases' place the mobo on the base. Not sure why but I'm sure there is a good reason, maybe so that the old slot load CPU's didn't fall out.

Takumi

 

[Heb1228]

It may depend on if yours is one of the air-cooled or liquid-cooled G5s. The air-cooled models don't seem like they'd have any problems. If its a liquid cooled model, go look in your owners manual to see if there's a warning about only operating it upright.

 

[Grimace]

Nice icon Heb!

It's a 2.3 Dual Core so no liquid cooling. I'll probably put the guts on the bottom since heat rises and the fans on top will push everything out (in theory.)

 

[Heb1228]

Nice icon Heb!

It's a 2.3 Dual Core so no liquid cooling. I'll probably put the guts on the bottom since heat rises and the fans on top will push everything out (in theory.)

Thanks, I pity the fool that don't like my icon.

Sounds like a plan on the G5. I think it'll be just fine like that.

 

[liketom]

i'm sure thats how virginiia tech had there's just like that so i'm sure it will be fine

only so many ways to rack mount a G5 tower

 

[stoid]

Wouldn't it make most sense to have the door (on the right side of the machine) on top? That way it will be easiest if you need to open it.

 

[Grimace]

There will be other gear on top and bottom so it will have to come out of the rack regardless.

I thought I remember Virg. Tech having vertical G5s -- two in each (12u spaces tall). Oh well.