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hard disk orientation

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From: George Taylor
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 10:11
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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?

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George
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Subject: hard disk orientation
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