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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

No, it's not, really.  I've checked manufacturer's specs on several models  
(e.g. Connor, Maxtor, Seagate) and they all say vertical mounting is fine.   
Just don't mount it upside down (I'm not sure why...)

Vertical mounting should have no effect on the disk as opposed to  
(upright) horizontal mounting, and may even be beneficial (the heads would  
be less likely hit the disks, I think... and any dust that might get  
inside would (?) settle to the "side" of the drive rather than onto the  
platters themselves.

Just my 2 cents worth

--
Mark Underwood
EE Student, University of Kentucky
Lab Assistant, Boyd Hall Microlab 
	(a tiny little division of UK Library Microlabs)
E-Mail:  msunde01@mik.uky.edu