Patent ID: 8700188
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A server defining an inlet and an outlet, the server comprising: a motherboard installable in two installation directions and between the inlet and the outlet; at least one fan; a first temperature sensor, installed at one end of the motherboard and adjacent to the at least one fan, to sense a temperature of the end of the motherboard; a second temperature sensor, installed at an opposite end of the motherboard, to sense a temperature of the opposite end of the motherboard; a storage unit to store a first table and a second table respectively associated with the two installation directions, each table recording a fan running data and a comparison of the two temperatures, wherein in one of the two installation directions, the first temperature sensor is closer to the inlet than the second temperature sensor, and in the other one of the two installation directions, the second temperature sensor is closer to the inlet than the first temperature sensor; and a control unit comprising: