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From: derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Mac on its side
Message-ID: <6419@marble.UUCP>
Date: 19 May 91 02:33:04 GMT
References: <674257636.4@blkcat.FidoNet> <1991May16.010706.1651@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us> <1991May16.050125.26971@verity.com>
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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.  

The only rule of thumb that I have been told is to format the 
drive in the orientation of use, i.e if you are going to put the 
mac on its side, format it in this orientation, don't format it
on its bottom and then move it to its side.

The idea here is that gravity will affect the way the r/w head
arm will pass over the platters.

But then again...what do I know?  I have had macs in both orientations
and reversed the situation without any problems.
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