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Vedran Parac
it's a 200gig, 7200rpm seagate, doubt that it matters though..
thanks.
thanks.
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bearman
It can be mounted any way you want.
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half_pint
My HD dangles unmounted at about 45%Vedran Parac said:
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kony
Yes, mount it as close as possible to true horizontal -OR- vertical.
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MCheu
Conventional wisdom in the early 90s was that hard drives couldn't be
mounted diagonally, but vertically or horizontally wasn't a problem.
In recent years, modded and factory cases have come out where the hard
drive is mounted diagonally, upside down, any which way to save space,
get better cooling, or just "look cool." As such, I don't think even
that restriction applies anymore.
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Michael Culley
Dell mount them vertically and I guess they would have checked if it was ok before doing so.
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Trent©
Only you can tell if it 'can' be. But, yes...it 'may' be.
Have a nice week...
Trent©
Follow Joan Rivers' example --- get pre-embalmed!
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Vedran Parac
thanks to everybody, for quick, and hopefully accurate replies 
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Matt
Vedran said:
Find the tech specs for your drive at the seagate web site to get the
lowdown.
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Guest
Vedran Parac said:
The 2 factors to consider are the bearings and the head arm balance,
but all hard drive ball bearings are preloaded, and apparently fluid
bearings are held in place well enough by films of oil, and the head
arm counterweight maintains sufficient balance in all orientations.
Vertical orientation also provides gravity convection that can make
some of the chips run 10-20C cooler than horizontal mounting can.
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TANKIE
It probably don't matter at all. Think about laptops or MP3 players with hard
drives.
Motors, bearings and heads are unaffected by orientation to the ground, at
least to any point that matters.
I think air flow is more important in locating a drive.
drives.
Motors, bearings and heads are unaffected by orientation to the ground, at
least to any point that matters.
I think air flow is more important in locating a drive.
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half_pint
Presumably it would say "this way up" if it actually mattered.
I imagine they have to be engineered to such a high standard
that orientation is not an ussue. Similar to a mechanical wrist watch
for example.
I imagine they have to be engineered to such a high standard
that orientation is not an ussue. Similar to a mechanical wrist watch
for example.
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kony
Notebook drives are engineered for mobile conditions.
Untrue, motors and bearing can and are effected by orientation in many
implementations, particularly sleeve bearings or unloaded ball-bearings.
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MisterSkippy
The original HD in my daughter's HP mini-tower was mounted vertically,
as is its larger replacement. It's now mounted horizontally in my
machine. Five years later still OK.
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