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- From: msunde01@mik.uky.edu (Mark Underwood)
- Subject: Re: hard disk orientation
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 22:48:52 GMT
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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
-
- No, it's not, really. I've checked manufacturer's specs on several models
- (e.g. Connor, Maxtor, Seagate) and they all say vertical mounting is fine.
- Just don't mount it upside down (I'm not sure why...)
-
- Vertical mounting should have no effect on the disk as opposed to
- (upright) horizontal mounting, and may even be beneficial (the heads would
- be less likely hit the disks, I think... and any dust that might get
- inside would (?) settle to the "side" of the drive rather than onto the
- platters themselves.
-
- Just my 2 cents worth
-
- --
- Mark Underwood
- EE Student, University of Kentucky
- Lab Assistant, Boyd Hall Microlab
- (a tiny little division of UK Library Microlabs)
- E-Mail: msunde01@mik.uky.edu
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