December 1, 201015 yr I'm getting a SUPERMICRO CSE-M35T-1B hotswap bay and I see that people have their hotswap bays mounted either horizontal or vertical. Is there a reason to mount it in one orientation over the other? Or is this just personal preference? Thanks
December 1, 201015 yr With that model you don't have a choice, you'll have to mount your drives vertically. The hot swap cage won't fit the other way (it is rectangular, not square, and the screw holes are only on two sides). Generally speaking I don't see any real reason to choose one orientation over the other. I could see that maybe vertical orientation could allow for better cooling, but as long as you have dedicated fans anyway it shouldn't matter.
December 1, 201015 yr Author With that model you don't have a choice, you'll have to mount your drives vertically. The hot swap cage won't fit the other way (it is rectangular, not square, and the screw holes are only on two sides). Generally speaking I don't see any real reason to choose one orientation over the other. I could see that maybe vertical orientation could allow for better cooling, but as long as you have dedicated fans anyway it shouldn't matter. Thanks, Rajahal.
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