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From: cs421317@umbc5.umbc.edu (cs421317)
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Subject: Re: Mac on its side
Summary: Hard drive orientation
Message-ID: <1991May18.013134.5155@umbc3.umbc.edu>
Date: 18 May 91 01:31:34 GMT
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In article <1991May16.010706.1651@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us> alex@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us (Alex Pournelle) writes:
>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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Isn't the 40 meg HDA in my cx the same Sony mechanism in other long-box Macs? I
know that I can turn my case on it's side -- the manual says it's Apple
approved. If there were some reason not to, wouldn't it hurt my drive too?

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