Wall-Mounting 1U Devices Without a Rack?

c640180 asks: "I need to figure out a way to mount a 1U enclosure in a small closet that doesn't have a relay rack or anything similar. Is there such a thing as a set of right angle brackets that would provide me with 19" wide screw holes so that I could mount the device vertically (so that the screws would be pointing down)? how do other folks who don't have real network closets mount real networking hardware?"

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Beware of Fire Hazards!!!

[Anonymous Coward]

Think long and hard before you start running an electrical device 24X7 in a wooden closet that hasn't been fire-proofed.

That said, DataTel/MiddleAtlantic has a nice, affordable series of wall mount racks [the "WM" series]:

http://www.middleatlantic.com/specs/96_291.pdf
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Syndat, out of Oklahoma, is a retailer who will mail them to you [the "WM" series isn't listed on their website, but they do carry it - ask a salesman]:

http://www.syndat.com

Consider convection.

[chrestomanci]

Rack mounted equipment will be designed to work horizontally, and often on the limits of heat dissipation (because everything is packed in tight).

If you turn things sideways, the convection currents that the manufacturer allowed for in the design will flow the wrong way and may not provide enough cooling.

For most things you can probably fix this by adding another fan or three, but if you have a CPU that is cooled by a heat pipe setup, it will not work at all. Heat pipes must be the correct way round to work at all, otherwise you will kill your expensive server CPU quite quickly.

Also, consider things like tray loading CD-ROM drives, which may be inconvenient to use the wrong way round, though you probably don't plan on using it very much.

Hope this helps.

Ask Slashdot

[GigsVT]

I submitted this to Ask Slashdot earlier, it's been accepted but not posted yet:

I have these small devices holding my computer case on. Basically they are small pegs made out of metal, with a small cap or "head" on top. The cap has a small indention that looks like a plus (+) sign. It appears you are supposed to rotate them to extract them and remove the case. My question is, is there a tool of some sort to extract these metal pegs? TIA.