Air Flow And Fans; Figure 1-10 Air Flow Through The Origin200 Server - Silicon Graphics Origin200 Owner's Manual

Chapter 1: Overview of the Origin200 System

Air Flow and Fans

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Air flows through the Origin200 from the front of the system to the rear, and is drawn by
three DC fans located just behind the internal drive bays. The maximum flow rate is
3
100 cfm (0.047 m /sec). Figure 1-10 shows the direction of air flow through an Origin200
server.
Air flow through 5.25-inch
peripheral carrier
Main air flow over 3.5-inch
peripherals
Air flow through PCI
plenum duct
Air Flow Through the Origin200 Server
Figure 1-10
Air from 5.25-inch peripheral carrier,
3.5-inch peripherals, and PCI plenum
blown across logic carrier and out of
the rear of the system.
Air is drawn up from PCI plenum
duct, over PCI cards towards the
fan plenum