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From: Charles.E.Dubuque@dartmouth.edu (Charles E. Dubuque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: SE/30 on side?
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Date: 1 Jun 91 18:23:45 GMT
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In article <1920002@hpcc01.HP.COM>
taroliw@hpcc01.HP.COM (Bill Taroli) writes:

> it on it's side. If it's lower, the heat may collect inside the
> cabinet and cause some trouble. If what you're worried about is the
> orientation of the HD itself, don't worry. I've never heard anything
> that indicates a HD can't be operated at any orientation.
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

However, you once you have formatted a drive in one orientation, you
should keep in that orientation. If you decide to put it on its side
for any extended amount of time, you should reformat the drive with the
Se/30 on its side to ensure read/write integrity.

Chuck
c.dubuque@dartmouth.edu