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From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Asked before: keeping computer vertical
Message-ID: <[24d7961b:4706.1]comp.ibmpc;1@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 3 Aug 89 01:00:07 GMT
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>Item 4706 (0 responses) by du at bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu on Wed 02 Aug 89
>15:42
>[Cliff Joslyn]    Subject: Asked before: keeping computer vertical
>
>Over the weekend I bought the AT that Adam Erickson had advertised over
>the net.  He had the system unit nicely stored vertically under his
>desk, as I know many people do.  This certainly seems attractive and
>convenient, but can it be a hazard to the disk or anything? It will soon
>have two Seagate drives in it. 

(Low level) format the drives while the case is in the vertical position, and
ALWAYS give the system 30 minutes or so of power-on before you do a low-level
format.

If you do this, you'll not have any problems.  We have three machines in
this orientation in our offices, and I have one at my apartment, and have
had no problem with it.....

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