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From: kinks@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Karl E Aldinger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A2000 on a side rig?
Summary: Did the 500.
Message-ID: <6907@vax1.acs.udel.EDU>
Date: 12 Sep 90 23:52:58 GMT
References: <3053@mindlink.UUCP> <14237@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Reply-To: kinks@vax1.udel.edu (Karl E Aldinger)
Organization: University of Delaware
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In article <14237@cbmvax.commodore.com> andy@cbmvax (Andy Finkel) writes:
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>But what I'd really like to know is who is using the A500 on its side ?  :-)
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>		andy

Last Christmas break, I sawed my 500 case in half.  I built a wooden case for
the motherboard, 500 power supply, an additional PC power supply, hard drive,
and Metafour board.  (I did this to encapsulate the guts of my Amiga, cause 
like the hermit crab, he outgrew his shell).  I mounted the keyboard back 
in the half of plastic case and put a 12 ft. cord on it.  I mounted it on its
side for several months (my Seagate now sideways) without problem.  However,
my hard drive died of repeated read/write errors (even after repeated refor-
matting) as soon as I put the Seagate right-side-up again.  My dealer/boss
helped me get a new drive (it was within warranty) and it has worked almost
perfectly since.  I think that it may be important to use the drive only in
one position, during its lifetime 8:)

						Karl Aldinger