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From: soudan@iitmax.IIT.EDU (Bassel Soudan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Mac II's on thier side?
Message-ID: <4597@iitmax.IIT.EDU>
Date: 4 Dec 90 22:02:21 GMT
Reply-To: soudan@iitmax.iit.edu (Bassel Soudan)
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Organization: Illinois Institute of Technology
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	I just bought a MacIIcx and I have been having problems with the
internal hard disk. If I stand the machine on its side (just like Apple says
you can) the hard disk will crash within 7-8 reboots. It will crash to the
point where I can't mount it any more.

	The question is: Is this a problem with my hard disk, or are all of
these people in all the commercials and photos in all the magazines that
have Mac II's on thier sides looking for a dead disk? The general consences 
here is that no matter what the manual says, you should not put a Mac II with
an internal hard disk on its side. Is that true.

	BTW the hard disk I have is a Quantom (sp?) I am not sure if this makes 
any difference.

	Please reply by e-mail to:
			soudan@iitmax.iit.edu
Bassel