Is Your Network Equipment Running Too HOT?
Is Your Network Equipment Running Too HOT? It’s hot outside! Very hot! At least people can grab a cold glass of lemonade or jump in a swimming pool to get some relief from the scorching summer temperatures. Your poor servers, workstations and laptops are not so lucky. They are stuck in their environmental conditions. With that in mind, here are some tips to ensure your equipment does not fail due to extreme temperatures. Computer processors can reach 150° F. That’s hot! Computer equipment needs the ambient room temperature cool so their fans can use it to cool their internal parts. Below 75° F is preferable. Try not to allow the room temperature to exceed 80° F. Anything above that, and the air is too hot to provide adequate cooling. Computer rooms need separate A/C systems. If you only have one main system, it might be 75° F where the thermometer is located, but 120° F in the closed server room or clos...