smh@mhuxl.UUCP (henning) (01/31/86)
There> >There are two reasons not to put the disk drive on the left side. > >1) That is near the power supply, which has a magnetic field. > > > >2) More importantly, the disk drive will block the air slats at the bottom > >of the Mac. Free convection across the circuitry may be cut severely. > > I use several systems with the external drive on the left (since I'm a right- > handed mouse user). We have had NO problems from this source. However, most > of us maintain about 1 to 2 inches of clearance, both for reasons of field > strength and because of cooling. Also, keeping it too close blocks access to > the reset/interrupt switches. Ahah! If you drive on the left, keep a medial barrier between the mac and the drive to prevent the loss of bits, resetting the mac and overheating your mac. To be safe though, drive on the right.