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07/13/2004, 11:30am, EDT

Tuesday, July 13th

Marathon ships 6U rackmount for Power Mac G5

Marathon Computer has announced a new $250 rackmount solution for the Power Mac G5 that fits the computer in a 19" rack horizontally, in only 6U. "Now, the G5 can fit in the same amount of rack space as a G4," said Marathon spokesman David Soch. "We just turned it sideways. The Superdrives that come preinstalled in G5s have clips factory-built into the disc trays for sideways operation." In the new G5 Horizontal Rackmount, Apple's aluminum-finish G5 case rides on ball-bearing sliderails for easy access to the interior of the case and to the rear panel connections.


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solaris
Void warranty?
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07/13, 11:54am, EDT
I'm sure my G5 manual says the it is NOT designed to operate horizontally. If so would this void the warranty?
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Tastannin
Definitely will void wty
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07/13, 12:29pm, EDT
Rackmounting the G5 horizontally using Marathon's kit will DEFINITELY void the warranty (not because it's mounted horizontally) because you have to CUT (YES, CUT!) off the handles on your precious G5. MacNN neglected to add this vital piece of information to their article.
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jimothy
Yikes!
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07/13, 12:57pm, EDT
It may just be me, but any installation instructions that mentions a hacksaw says, "Trouble!"
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07/13, 1:03pm, EDT
Who would spend the money to develop this when the XServe G5s are out and popular?
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