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From: chuq@sun.UUCP
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Subject: Drives to the left ( Was: More disks checked..)
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Date: Fri, 24-Jan-86 12:37:19 EST
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> > Why not put the drive on the left?  It's that way on my Mac in the office
> > and on one at home.  Haven't noticed any problems. (I'm right handed and
> > this leaves room to mouse around on the right side.)
> 
> It is a bad idea (says Apple, I havn't tried it) to put the drive on the
> left because of magnetic interference from the power supply.

Three problems:
    o the power supply will mung disks (as above)
    o you block important cooling ports to the mac, causing (more) overheating
    o if you have the programmer switch in, you can reboot your machine 
	while changing disks (I occasionally hit it with my foot while
	playing rogue, unfortunatley... not recommended)

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