Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a housing and a cooling fan controller. The housing is configured to be placed inside a rack in a third direction which is opposed to a case where a first side is horizontal, and a second side orthogonal to the first side is in the second direction. The cooling fan controller is configured to set a rotating speed of a cooling fan at different values between a case where a detection result of a sensor indicates that a housing is placed in either a first direction or a second direction and a case where the detection result of the sensor indicates that the housing is placed in a third direction.