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From: cseaman@sequent.UUCP (Chris "The Bartman" Seaman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Bodega Bay Info Inside!
Message-ID: <53683@sequent.UUCP>
Date: 21 Feb 91 01:03:19 GMT
References: <21216@know.pws.bull.com> <1991Feb19.162231.388@convex.com>
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Beaverton, OR
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swarren@convex.com (Steve Warren) writes:
< ai065@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Thomas Hill) writes:
< >Q: How would a hardcard fit in the Bodega Bay?
< >A: Cards are mounted horizontally and therefore, we do not recommend that you
< >   mount your hard drive [place it on the card]. Instead, a separate internal
< >   hard drive bay has been provided.
<
< Interesting.
< 
< If the hardcard goes in horizontally then that means that the drive would
< be horizontal, which is the normal position for a harddrive.  I fail to see
< why that would be a problem for any harddrive, unless it had been formatted
< previously in a vertical orientation.

I suspect the reasons would be that 1) the weight of the drive would be
causing undue strees on the card when mounted horizontally, possibly causing
it to fail, or at least to become unseated, and 2) the layout of the card
may result in the drive resting upside-down, which is a definite no-no for
some hard drives.

< Is there something different about the drives that come on hardcards that
< makes them unreliable when operated in a horizontal orientation?  If so then
< this is the first I have ever heard about it.

There is no difference in the drives used on hardcards, other than there
relatively small dimensions.  My Quantum was purchased separately from
my 2091, and has been quite happy to live on the side of the card (though
it would have been equally happy to live in a drive bay).

Regards,
Chris

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