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- From: slmdj@cc.usu.edu
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: hard disk orientation
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.094210.63203@cc.usu.edu>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 09:42:10 MDT
- References: <C1GHnF.DGL@dcs.ed.ac.uk>
- Organization: Utah State University
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- In article <C1GHnF.DGL@dcs.ed.ac.uk>, gst@dcs.ed.ac.uk (George Taylor) writes:
- > Could anyone tell me if running a hard disk vertically instead of horizontally
- > (e.g.using a desktop machine on it's side like a 'tower' system)
- > is likely to decrease it's lifetime?
- >
- > --
- > George
-
- When my parents purchased their computer 3+ years ago, we had to place it on
- its side due to space restrictions... 40MB hard drive is still going strong
- today, with frequent (they turn it on/off 3 or more times daily... :-() power
- cycling.
-
- For what it's worth
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- Utah State University * said and you'll find that 'it's easier said that "it's
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- slmdj@cc.usu.edu * proves that it's easier said than done.
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