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Article #16652Re: hard disk orientation
From: Raup II James R
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:57
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:57
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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 I'd check the manufacturer's specs. The manual I got with my Seagate(tm) (157n SCSI) states that any orientation is acceptable EXCEPT Circuit board up (Daughterboard up). I'm not sure if this is applicable to other manufacturers, though. This is an older drive (3 1/2 yrs), but new enough to have auto-park (heads) on power-down.. hope this helps -Jack
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