Fans on server cabinet necessary ?

[jlr]

Hi Guys

The company which I work for, has a server cabinet, with only one pc box, and a monitor in it. It has a view extract fans on the top, with a 30 or something network router.

Do you guys really think it is necessary for the fans to run? What really can over heat?

 

[Conradl]

Depends on the cabinet. Dell and HP for example have rack mounted servers designed to cool from the front and back - no cooling is required from above. If you had a lot of machines in a generic cabinet with glass front and back, then I suppose the fans will help to cool the inside down.

Perhaps just turn the fans on - it should be easy enough to plug them in?

 

[jlr]

It's a generic cabinet, here is a picture http://img102.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=76949_08042009032_122_220lo.jpg There is only one pc running, so I would assume it would be safe to switch of the fans.