Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!mit-eddie!ll-xn!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!STAR3.STANFORD.EDU!ELLIOT From: ELLIOT@STAR3.STANFORD.EDU (Elliot Bennett) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: One more time: Turning a Mac ii on its side... Message-ID: <596909239.0.ELLIOT@STAR3.STANFORD.EDU> Date: 30 Nov 88 15:07:18 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Lines: 18 I'm sorry if this is a repeat of previous discussions, but I missed any earlier comments. I was told by someone "who should know" that rotating a hard disk 90 degs (i.e. using a Kensington stand for the mac ii) is VERY bad for it. Namely, the bearings and head were not designed to operate under these gravitational conditions. Thus, this is likely to cause 'more than usual' wear on the hard disk and it is very likely to die a horrible death for this very reason. Question: can anyone substaniate this? He claims that the hard disk kit he bought for his Atari ST (it's a Seagate drive) specifically said that the warentee is void if it's operated on its side. COmments anyone? Thanx in advance, Elliot Bennett elliot@star.stanford.edu -------