Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!epicb!david From: david@epicb.UUCP (David P. Cook) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Can I vertically position my hard disk? Message-ID: <552@epicb.UUCP> Date: 28 Sep 88 13:09:28 GMT Reply-To: david@epicb.UUCP (David P. Cook) Distribution: comp.sys.ibm.pc Organization: Truevision Inc., Indianapolis, IN Lines: 30 In article <6377@ut-emx.UUCP> you write: >Question: > Would it cause my hard disk any problem if I set the whole computer on its > side? Answer: NO! It works fine. I have have currently on my desk a Mac II, a Compaq Deskpro 386, and a AT&T XM system all sitting side by side On their sides in a neat little row. (Though I hear that if the Mac II has alot of cards in it, it produces more heat on its side and that's bad for the drive). All my computers... past jobs... my systems at home... here at work... are on their sides. It takes LOTS less room and looks nicer. I have experienced NO problems of any kind in the three years that I have been doing this (side tipping as we professionals call it... side tipping professionals that is...). JUST DON'T PUT IT UPSIDE DOWN... that is one configuration that CAN harm a hard drive! And be careful about putting it on a side which contains cooling vents... there are other factors... such as.. is it stable on its side or will it tip over easily (like when you slam in a diskette... or when the eject mechn. on the Mac II fires the floppy across the room like a broken toaster...)? Hope this helps! -- | David P. Cook Net: uunet!epicb!david | | Truevision Inc. | "Sometimes I cover my mouth with | | Indianapolis, IN | my hand to tell if I'm breathing" | -----------------------------------------------------------