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jgg@proforma.com (J. G. Gregory) writes:

>In article <Btr2x3.EtE@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>  
>tagreen@lothario.cica.indiana.edu (Todd A Green) writes:
>>
>>I highly doubt your bearings will go bad by turning a drive on its
>>side...

>Cooling is the big issue.  Don't put anything within 3-4 inches (8-10 cm) of a  
>forced convection (i.e. fan) system inlet or outlet.  That means if you stand  
>it up, don't block the vents.  I don't know how NeXT slabs are cooled.  But it  
>is 99% likely they use side vents, which means you need a stand.

Well, I guess 99% isn't good enough...the fan/vent is on the bottom.
Like Izumi said, I'd look into attaching a plate across the fins...if
the idea is that the fins are heat sinks and air flow across them is
the cooling mechanism (like a manifold), then without said plate, you're
probably not going to get enough air flowing directly over the fins.


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