6 Jun
2006
6 Jun
'06
2:02 p.m.
Bob Dove wrote:
Hi folks,
Silly quezzie time - what is the best orientation for a hard drive? My son in law has just had his office and network moved, and the IT specialist (their term/claim) re-installed with all the towers horizontal rather than vertical. Now I know that there are some vertical external HD cases but thought they might have contained 'special' HDs. Presume some gyro force generated so no silly angles - but otherwise? Any wise old owls out there with the definitive???
As far as I'm aware, one can fit them any way except upside down. I gather there's a problem with the bearings that way, but have no personal experience of it.
Cheers, Laurie.
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Laurie Brown
laurie@brownowl.com
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