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From: alex@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us (Alex Pournelle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Mac on its side
Message-ID: <1991May16.010706.1651@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us>
Date: 16 May 91 01:07:06 GMT
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Organization: College Park Software, Altadena, CA
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DON.NOLL@p3425.f421.n109.z1.FidoNet.Org (DON NOLL) writes:

>    Laying any Mac II, Mac IIx, or Mac IIfx on its side is dangerous!  
>PH> This is because the hard disk is mounted with the read/write arm  
>PH> mounted sideways.  

This is mostly hooey.  If you check with your drive manufacturer--not
Apple, but someone who knows--the drives can be oriented any way but
face down or on their ends.  Almost all are specifically warranted in
those three positions only, and no others.  Unless Quantum has changed
their minds, the Pro80 and 40 are OK on their sides or bottom.

	Alex
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