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From: ken@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ken Farinsky - CATS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Is there a problem turning amiga w/ HD on its Side? ie: Vertically
Keywords: amiga, vertically
Message-ID: <18429@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 1 Feb 91 15:36:07 GMT
References: <16341@chopin.udel.edu>
Reply-To: ken@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ken Farinsky - CATS)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <16341@chopin.udel.edu> jeremym@chopin.udel.edu (Jeremy A Moskowitz) writes:
>Title says it all.. I have recently put my Amiga 2000 with 40 Meg Quantum
>on it's side, which, not only looks spectacular, but gives me the needed
>room on my desk along with the look of just me and monitor, 
>face to face-plate... It looks sharp., but I wanna check
>before I do any damage...
>-- 
>E Pluribus //  Contacts: jeremym@brahms.udel.edu or jeremym@chopin.udel.edu or

Just be careful that the hard disk does not end up face down.
If the disk is mounted on one of the expansion cards, and you
stand the Amiga on the wrong side, it is possible that the
drive will end up upside-down.  This orientation will break
many drives (on edge is fine, as is right-side-up).
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Ken Farinsky - CATS - (215) 431-9421 - Commodore Business Machines
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