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From: c60b-1eq@e260-1a.berkeley.edu (Noam Mendelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Hard Disk Upside-Down (was Re: Setting a PC on its Side)
Keywords: seagate hard disk
Message-ID: <1991Apr26.001441.29972@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: 26 Apr 91 00:14:41 GMT
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In article <2548@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> pisor@edison.seas.ucla.edu (Robert D. Pisor) writes:
>In article <1991Apr24.033540.19229@agate.berkeley.edu> c60b-1eq@e260-1g.berkeley.edu (Noam Mendelson) writes:
>>In article <47696@ut-emx.uucp> dana@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Daniel Schneider) writes:
>>>2)  Proper Functioning of Hard Disk and Floppy Disk Drives
>>You can put your computer upside-down and the hard disk should still
>>function perfectly (assuming it did before, that is).
>Actually, the orientation of the hard drive is important. According to my 
>Seagate manual, it is OK to have the drive mounted horizontally on either
>side, or with the circuit board down.  Mounting the drive vertically on 
>either end or with the PCB facing up, are 'prohibited' orientations and 
>operating the drive in these positions will void the warranty.

Yes, it will void the warranty.  But the hard drives should still
function properly.  However, I would be hesitant with newer Seagates;
there has been a sharp decline in Seagate's quality in the past few
years.  I've heard quite a number of complaints about them.

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