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A rack-mount data server includes a housing, a plurality of data server components supported by the housing, the components including at least one peripheral storage device, a logic chassis for the data server, at least one disk drive on which the data server stores files, and at least one power sup

A rack-mount data server includes a housing, a plurality of data server components supported by the housing, the components including at least one peripheral storage device, a logic chassis for the data server, at least one disk drive on which the data server stores files, and at least one power supply, and a plurality of racks coupled with the housing to accommodate the data server components, the racks including a first topmost rack accommodating the at least one peripheral storage device and a second rack accommodating the logic chassis, the housing supporting the second rack underneath the first rack as the second topmost rack. The data server also includes a front door and a top door, the top door and the front door being interlockable with each other such that when the top door and the front door are in their closed positions, one of the top door and the front door locks the other of the top door and the front door in its closed position. A security system monitors the closed and/or locked status of a number of components, including the front door.

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[ What is claimed is:] [11.] A side-by-side arrangement of multiple rack-mount data servers, comprising:a plurality of immediately adjacent data servers arranged side-by-side to form a row of data servers, each data server comprising:a housing comprising a front side and two sidewalls;a plurality of

[ What is claimed is:] [11.] A side-by-side arrangement of multiple rack-mount data servers, comprising:a plurality of immediately adjacent data servers arranged side-by-side to form a row of data servers, each data server comprising:a housing comprising a front side and two sidewalls;a plurality of data server components supported within the housing, the components comprising a plurality of disk drives on which the data server stores files;a plurality of racks coupled with the housing to accommodate the data server components;a front door positioned to cover the front side of the housing when the front door is in a closed position and to allow access to data server components from the front side of the housing when the front door is in an open position, the front door extending across the housing from one sidewall to the other sidewall: the front door having an exterior and an interior, the front door defining a recess on the interior of the front door; andat least one internal hinge coupled with the front door and with the housing to allow the front door to open without interfering with an immediately adjacent data server, wherein the hinge is invisible from the exterior of the data server when the front door is in the closed position; further wherein at least a portion of the hinge enters a recess within the front door as the door moves to the closed position.