The computer rack today is mostly constructed with a metal frame such as steel or aluminum and goes a long way to ensure the better management of your computer hardware products. Most of the computer racks available in the market today are 19″ rackmount so you can secure your hardware vertically. If you have hardware that rolls out of the computer rack, you need to be careful where it is located so you don’t accidentally cause the rack to tip over.
Hence, in this article I offer you a few tips to avoid your computer rack from tipping. The first thing to remember is to go for a rack that is 19″ EIA standard so that any hardware equipment fits into it for better accommodation of your products. Before getting yourself one for your home or office, always make sure it abides by the standards set by the Electronics Industries Association (EIA). This ensures the mounting ears on your hardware will fit the mounting holes on the computer rack.
The most important point that is to be kept in mind before loading it with electronic component is to make it heaviest at the bottom. This ensures prevention of the rack tipping. So, just make sure that you load heaver products like UPSs into the bottom-most positions of a computer rack. If you are not using a UPS, you can put the server at the bottom.
The next important thing is to secure the devices in the proper positions. For example, if you are placing your server on a computer rack make sure that you slide it into its proper place, so that it does not come forward and disrupt the rack’s center of gravity. The same applies to your rackmount powerstrips in your data center. Should you wish to bolt your computer rack to the floor, most of them have holes in the frame base that will allow you to do this. Proper setup is important to the safety and productivity of the hardware as well as the user.
