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From: bard@jessica.stanford.edu (David Hopper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Bodega Bay Info Inside!
Message-ID: <1991Feb19.215309.15078@portia.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 19 Feb 91 21:53:09 GMT
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In article <1991Feb19.162231.388@convex.com> swarren@convex.com (Steve Warren) writes:
>In article <21216@know.pws.bull.com> ai065@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Thomas Hill) writes:
>                                   [...]
>>                                BODEGA BAY
>>                                ----------
>>                    (CA-500 Modular Expansion Console)
>                                   [...]
>>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.

The backplane in the Bodega Bay is reversed from that of the 3000.  In other
words, a mounted hard drive would be upside-down, which is the only position
I have heard that one should NOT place a hard drive.

>--Steve   ._||__      DISCLAIMER: All opinions are my own.
>  Warren   v\ *|     ----------------------------------------------

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