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spiderplant · 29-10-2011, 20:47

Some things to think about:

The airflow is designed for the box being horizontal, and there is a risk of overheating if vertical.
The hard drives are designed to run flat and the bearings may wear faster.
How it is going to receive commands from the remote?
How are you going to mount it? Whatever you do, don't poke screws or hooks into the holes in the bottom. There is live mains voltage inside, and unlike a PC, the power supply is not enclosed.
Will your mounting still fit if (when!) the box fails and VM swap it for a different model?

Go with dj's shelving suggestions instead.

ps. Welcome to the forum!

29-10-2011, 20:47	#3
spiderplant cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,898	Re: Can V+ box be wall mounted? Some things to think about: The airflow is designed for the box being horizontal, and there is a risk of overheating if vertical. The hard drives are designed to run flat and the bearings may wear faster. How it is going to receive commands from the remote? How are you going to mount it? Whatever you do, don't poke screws or hooks into the holes in the bottom. There is live mains voltage inside, and unlike a PC, the power supply is not enclosed. Will your mounting still fit if (when!) the box fails and VM swap it for a different model? Go with dj's shelving suggestions instead. ps. Welcome to the forum!