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From: carl@Apple.COM (Carl C. Hewitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Standing Mac II Base Unit on end: NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
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Date: 20 Oct 88 00:20:49 GMT
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In article <7043@ut-emx.UUCP> nghiem@ut-emx.UUCP (Alex Nghiem) writes:
>I wanted to make sure that this message was not missed.
>Here we go again...
>__________________________________________________________________
>
>Subject: Re: Standing Mac II Base Unit on end:  is this safe?
>Summary: Do NOT stand Mac II on its end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>	 Do NOT stand Mac II on its end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>	 Do NOT stand Mac II on its end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>The internal Hard Drive in a Mac II is mounted side to side, NOT fore and aft
>as in a PC. Hard Drives, like the Seagate series, and probably others,
>are designed the be mounted flat, or on one edge or the other. In a
>Mac II, turning the system unit on either side would stand the Hard Disk
>on its face or on its rear. Seagate specifically says that standing 
>one of their units on its face or its rear will VOID the warranty.
>

Alex is right in that the drives were not intended to be put on their
side, and Apple also recommends against doing this.


However.....


I have had mine on stands made by Kensington Microware Ltd. which keep the
computer on end with enough room for the power supply to be cooled, and
have never had any problems whatsoever.

							-- Carl