Intel SC5250-E User Manual
System Cooling
Intel® Entry Server Chassis SC5250-E
Revision
1.02
Intel order number C32881-001
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4. System
Cooling
4.1 Fan
Configuration
The cooling sub-system in the Intel Server Chassis SC5250-E consists of two system fans and
one power supply fan. A 92mm x 25mm fan located in the front of the fixed hard drive cage
draws fresh air into the chassis from the front and provides cooling for the hard drive bay. A
120mm x 38mm fan provides cooling at the rear of the chassis, exhausting warm air out of the
system. The power supply fan assists in drawing air through the peripheral bay area, through
the power supply and exhausting it out the rear of the chassis.
one power supply fan. A 92mm x 25mm fan located in the front of the fixed hard drive cage
draws fresh air into the chassis from the front and provides cooling for the hard drive bay. A
120mm x 38mm fan provides cooling at the rear of the chassis, exhausting warm air out of the
system. The power supply fan assists in drawing air through the peripheral bay area, through
the power supply and exhausting it out the rear of the chassis.
In addition to these pre-installed fans, locations for three additional fans are provided for
customized configurations. Intel does not provide order part numbers for these customizable fan
options. A 120mm fan can be mounted to the rear of the PCI card guide and provide additional
cooling to the PCI card area and two 80mm fans can be mounted at the front of the chassis to
the right of the hard drive bay opening to provide more cooling.
customized configurations. Intel does not provide order part numbers for these customizable fan
options. A 120mm fan can be mounted to the rear of the PCI card guide and provide additional
cooling to the PCI card area and two 80mm fans can be mounted at the front of the chassis to
the right of the hard drive bay opening to provide more cooling.
4.2 Fan
Control
The fans provided in the server chassis SC5250-E contain a tachometer signal that can be
adjusted by the Server Management subsystem for the Intel Server Board SE7501BR2. See the
specific baseboard Technical Product Specification for details on how this feature works.
adjusted by the Server Management subsystem for the Intel Server Board SE7501BR2. See the
specific baseboard Technical Product Specification for details on how this feature works.
4.3 Cooling
Solution
Air should flow through the system from front to back as indicated by the arrows in the figure
below.
below.
Figure 7. Cooling Fan Configuration
The Intel
®
Server Chassis SC5250-E is engineered to provide sufficient cooling for all internal
components of the server including the power subsystem, server board, processors, memory,
add-in PCI cards, and installed hard drives and removable media drives.
add-in PCI cards, and installed hard drives and removable media drives.