Galaxy Metal Gear 65 manual Thermal Control

Galaxy 65 User Guide

7.4.3 Thermal Control

The Galaxy 65 Enclosure uses extensive thermal monitoring and takes a number of actions to ensure component temperatures are kept low and also to minimize acoustic noise.Air flow is from front to rear of the enclosure.

Symptom	Cause		Action
If the ambient air is cool	The first stage in the thermal	1	Check the installation for any airflow
(below 25 °C) and the fans	control process is for the fans		restrictions at either the front or rear
are observed to increase in	to automatically increase in		of the enclosure. A minimum gap of
speed then some restriction	speed when a thermal		25mm at the front and 50mm at the
on airflow may be causing	threshold is reached. This		rear is recommended.
additional internal	may be caused by higher
temperature rise.	ambient temperatures in the	2	Check for restrictions due to dust
	local environment and may		build-up, clean as appropriate.
Note: This is not a fault	be perfectly normal.	3	Check for excessive re-circulation of
condition.
	Note: This threshold		heated air from rear to the front, use
	changes according to the		in a fully enclosed rack installation is
	number of drives and power		not recommended.
	supplies fitted.	4	Check that all Blank modules are in
			place.
		5	Reduce the ambient temperature.

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