Importance of False Floor in PC's Computer Room?

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CARROZZT Participant Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1	Importance of False Floor in PC's Computer Room? 02/27/2008 1:15 PM
	I'd like to know the principal aspects to consider for a correct operativity of a group of 50 PC's for 10 hours daily. Is it False Floor really necessary?
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ozzb Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rosedale, Maryland USA Posts: 5197 Good Answers: 266	#1 Re: IMORTANCE OF FALSE FLOOR IN PC's COMPUTER ROOM 02/27/2008 1:41 PM
	No but it's a lot easier to pull up a floor board to run new cable when its gone bad or systems change then it is to route it above the ceiling tile. It lessens the material cost because its a shorter distance up from the floor to desk height then down from the ceiling. In the ceiling you some times get interference from the lighting which is remove if on the floor. A false floor has a lot of benefits other than one the cost to install one. __________________ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving in a pretty, pristine body but rather to come sliding in sideways, all used up and exclaiming, "Wow, what a ride!"
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Sparkstation Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Christchurch, (The Garden City), South Island, New Zealand Posts: 4395 Good Answers: 230	#2 Re: Importance of False Floor in PC's Computer Room? 02/27/2008 9:33 PM
	Hello CARROZZT In the early days of computers, the days of the 30 inch Winchester drives and that sort of thing, the standard was to use the suspended floor tiles system. These tiles were conductive, were earthed to a grounding electrode, also to the metal cases of the computer hardware, thus avoiding static charge buildup, and not causing bugs in the software programs. The other advantage, as mentioned above by ozzb, is ease of altering connection cables to/from the computers. These days, because even a basic office computer is much more powerful than the earlier huge units, and wireless connections available, there is almost no reason to have a suspended floor system. Kind Regards.... __________________ "The number of inventions increases faster than the need for them at the time" - SparkY
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possien Associate Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 41 Good Answers: 1	#3 Re: Importance of False Floor in PC's Computer Room? 02/27/2008 11:19 PM
	Having put together several labs, I would say include both subfloor access and overhead cable management if you can assuming you are rack mounting equipment. For pc labs and small labs overhead would be far cheaper and probably do everything you need. There are many inexpensive plastic cable management systems that can go from rack to rack. Subfloor gets a little expensive and you have to build support for heavy racks through the subfloor (more engineering and design). The subfloor (unless built into the room) will require additional room height to accomadate racks and cabling. The biggest concern should be cooling and then power. 50 pc's can produce a lot of heat, so can UPS's and ancilliary equipment. Have someone help with your btu calc's. and go over that amount to allow for expansion (like 50%). There are many UPS configurations that you can use from massive to run the entire lab to indivdual PC types. You may want to consider some type of redundancy for UPS. Good luck.
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biswanath.das Power-User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 447	#4 In reply to #3 Re: Importance of False Floor in PC's Computer Room? 02/28/2008 1:04 AM
	I am not clear what he means by 'Computer Room'. If its office no need for false flooring, conduiting and casing wiring/cabling will do. If its DCS/HMI room go for false flooring since lot of field cables will be connected to DCS cabinet. __________________ BNDas
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Sapper Power-User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 480 Good Answers: 35	#5 Re: Importance of False Floor in PC's Computer Room? 02/28/2008 1:18 AM
	It depends on several factors. If you are talking about a Lab or Less than 250sqm and less that 800W\sqm, raised floor would be a waste of funds and extra maintenance. For the sized environment implied in your post, go OverHead cable Management, mesh doors on your racks (or none would be better if this is for the office and Low Security). If you exceed either 500sqm or 1000w\sqm, raised floor makes operating and cooling the environment or new installations much easier. The gap in between the two statements above is a fluffy area where it would depend on application. Regards, Sapper. __________________ It's all about the Boom! - MythBusters
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Vulcan Guru Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northern Mindanao, Philippines Posts: 2147 Good Answers: 53	#6 Re: Importance of False Floor in PC's Computer Room? 02/29/2008 5:49 AM
	In one computer room I visitied, the cooling air for the computers were also routed through the false floor. The computers weren't desktops, however. They were those IBM types with cabinets and tape drives and humungus disk drives. People were wearing thick jackets and when you leave the room, your glasses would fog over. Not good when you're carrying armfuls of tools and test equipment. OH JESUS! HELP! I CAN'T SEE! __________________ Miscommunication: when what people heard you say differs from what you said. Make yourself understood.
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