markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier) (09/03/88)
In article <5368@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>, slin@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Steven Philip Lin) writes: | | I've heard from some people that the Miniscribe 3053 won't work while | on its side. Something about the stepper motor or voice coil (whatever | they use to move the heads) not being strong enough to move the heads | while the unit was sitting sideways. The low power rating seems to lend | credibility to this. I beleieve the 3053 uses only approx. 14 watts. A | comparable drive, the Seagate 4053, which has the same number of heads | and cylinders, as well as avg. access time, consumes 28 watts. And I | know for a fact that Seagates have no problem working on its side. | Perhaps the Miniscribes don't have enough power to work sideways. Older Seagate 4038's do not work on their sides, (at least I didn't loose any data). Mark Zenier uunet!pilchuck!ssc!markz "He did decide, though, that with more time and a great deal of mental effort, he could probably turn the activity into an acceptable perversion"-Mick Farren