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From: walt_waldo_novinger@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Standing a PC on Its Side and a Mouse Question
Message-ID: <2122@cup.portal.com>
Date: 23 Dec 87 02:47:14 GMT
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Although many of us have simply turned our PC's equipped with a hard
disk on their sides and have been successful, I usually recommend that
a backup be done and the disk re-formatted in its new position. Gravity
*may* cause the head positioning mechanism to "sag" enough to position
the head slightly off-track, resulting in read/write errors. If the
disk is formatted with the (possibly) sagging head, the chances of this
occuring should be minimized. Other than this potential problem, hard
disks seem to be happy on their sides.
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