Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!mcsun!ukc!acorn!moncam!emmo From: emmo@moncam.co.uk (Dave Emmerson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: PS/2 Model 30 Hard Drives Summary: Check the manual first! Message-ID: <319@marvin.moncam.co.uk> Date: 20 Dec 89 19:04:39 GMT References: <89348.114146DGH103@PSUVM.BITNET> <1850@sbsvax.UUCP> Organization: Monotype ADG, Cambridge, UK Lines: 13 > on each side. The problem is to mount the disk securely. The best way seems > to be to put two strips of metal on top, screw the Hard disk to that > and then put it inside the computer that way, with the HD hanging down > from the strips and the strips being supported on the left and right > by the power supply and the bus card. Before you try this with ANY drive, check it's manual first, most of the hard disks I have seen will NOT permit this orientation (Upside down). Don't ask ME why not, I can only guess, but I'm sure they have a good reason for it. Dave E.