Patent ID: 7355847

Claim:
A computer server system comprising: at least one rack; and at least two general purpose computer servers, each computer server having: a main board having I/O connectors, including one or more data transmission ports, mounted thereon; and a chassis having a front side that is configured to provide access to the I/O connectors on the main board, wherein the front side of the chassis is opposite a back side, and is further configured to provide access to one or more of: accessible data drives, removable power supplies, removable drives, removable media drives, power switch and ports for network connectivity; wherein two of said computer servers are configured to be positioned in a back-to-back configuration in said rack so that the front sides of said computer servers face outwards from the rack; further wherein said computer servers and said rack cooperate to define a space between said computer servers and to direct air flowing into said space such that a quantity of air sufficient to constitute a cooling flow for said computer servers may flow within said space.