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From: mrush@csuchico.edu (Matt "C P." Rush)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A2000 on a side rig?
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Date: 31 Aug 90 20:00:19 GMT
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In article <349@cbmger.UUCP> peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes:
>In article <3262@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> xrtnt@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov writes:
>>
>>  I was wondering the pros and cons over 
>>putting the Ami on it's side and using it that way.  My HD is card mounted so I
>>am quite a bit wary of doing so even though there is this supporting rod there
>>that should keep the sucker from torquing the connector.
>
>My A2000 with a PC-side filecard worked flawlessly standing on the side
>for nearly two years. As far as I know about harddisks, the only thing
>to avoid absolutely is to mount them at some arbitrary angle, but all
>90 degrees should do no harm. Though, I'm not completely sure, if they
>like complete upside-down position, which can happen easily when the
>drive is mounted sideways in the A2000 and you put your A2000 on the
>other side.

       All the people I know who have done this always recommend that you BACK-
UP your Hard Disk BEFORE you put the computer on it's side.  Then RE-FORMAT the
drive once it is in its final position.  Apparently most hard drives have just
enough play in the tolerances that putting them in a different position can
scramble your format.

       -- Matt

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