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From: dsrich@engr.uky.edu (Dave Richardson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Hard Drive Lifespans
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Date: Sun, 4-Oct-87 11:27:30 EDT
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Posted: Sun Oct  4 11:27:30 1987
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Keywords: Bearings divot life wearout


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Okay, I've heard a lot about hard drive lifespan, but nobody has mentioned
whether how the PC is mounted effects the disk drive, so I'll ask:

Does the position of the drive (i.e. whether the PC is horizontal as on a
desktop, or vertical as in a stand on the floor) effect the lifespan of the
drive?  It stands to some limited reason that if the drive can wear a second
divot in the bearing point (I've never had one apart) then standing the PC
on its edge would put more stress on the bearing point, and consquently wear
the second divot faster.  Any comments?

			Thanks.