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Article #2394Re: Placing NeXTstation Slab on its Side
From: David Lemson
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 17:39
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 17:39
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tagreen@lothario.cica.indiana.edu (Todd A Green) writes: >I've always heard though, that the disk should be formatted in the >orientation that it will resting. (Though, this could just be >folklore). I have, too.. but I heard that the drive should be low-level formatted in that position. However, my PC drive (an IDE) has been working for over a year on its side with no problems, and I certainly didn't low-level format it! (most people can't format IDE drives) >Also I'd be more worried about air flow though the slab if you turned >it on it side. Anyone know if the slab will still be properly cooled? That was the comment from someone at NeXT last time we had this discussion, that the cooling might be affected. -- David Lemson (217) 244-1205 University of Illinois NeXT Campus Consultant / CCSO NeXT Lab System Admin Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson NeXTMail accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ukma!wupost!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!lemson From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Subject: Re: Placing NeXTstation Slab on its Side Message-ID: <Btt52M.n2C@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana References: <1992Aug28.185850.27965@athena.mit.edu> <28AUG199219370544@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov> <Btr2x3.EtE@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 17:39:43 GMT Lines: 20