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Article #16677Re: hard disk orientation
From: slmdj
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 15:42
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 15:42
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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
When my parents purchased their computer 3+ years ago, we had to place it on
its side due to space restrictions... 40MB hard drive is still going strong
today, with frequent (they turn it on/off 3 or more times daily... :-() power
cycling.
For what it's worth
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