<JAYMS@CUNYVM.BITNET> (05/31/91)
Can one use the SE/30 with internal HD lying flat on its side. I'd like to use one as a file server and it only fits in a cabinet I have sideways. Is this OK? Any special side to use, left or right, to ly it on? Has anyone done this successfully? Please repsond directly to me. THANKS!
taroliw@hpcc01.HP.COM (Bill Taroli) (05/31/91)
/ hpcc01:comp.sys.mac / JAYMS@CUNYVM.BITNET / 4:14 pm May 30, 1991 / >Can one use the SE/30 with internal HD lying flat on its side. I'd >like to use one as a file server and it only fits in a cabinet I have >sideways. Is this OK? Any special side to use, left or right, to ly >it on? Has anyone done this successfully? Please repsond directly to >me. THANKS! ---------- Well, I would suggest making sure that the fan is uppermost when lying it on it's side. If it's lower, the heat may collect inside the cabinet and cause some trouble. If what you're worried about is the orientation of the HD itself, don't worry. I've never heard anything that indicates a HD can't be operated at any orientation. Regards, _____________________________________________________________________________ | ______ Bill Taroli | Internet: taroliw@hpcc33.corp.hp.com | | \GLEN/ Hewlett-Packard Company | wwtaroli@rodan.acs.syr.edu | | \ / CMAS/WIN | BITNET: wwtaroli@SUNRISE | | \/ (1/415) 857-8081 | HP Desk: Bill TAROLI / HP0000/54 | |_________________________________|___________________________________________|
chai@hawk.cs.ukans.edu (Ian Chai) (06/04/91)
In article <1991Jun3.163631.10166@newsserver.sfu.ca> Mike_Dustan@ucs.sfu.ca (Mike Dustan) writes: >In article <91150.191403JAYMS@CUNYVM.BITNET> JAYMS@CUNYVM.BITNET writes: >> Can one use the SE/30 with internal HD lying flat on its side. > >I wouldn't recommend this myself, not because of the drive but because of >cooling problems. Not having an SE/30, I don't know if it has a fan, but >even if it does it sounds like your space is so tight you couldn't get >proper air flow through the Mac. Not to mention getting a cramp in the neck after hours of sitting like this: 8-) [literally!] 8-) -- Ian Chai Internet: chai@cs.ukans.edu Bitnet: 665instr@ukanvax I don't believe in flaming. If I appear to be flaming, either (a) it's an illusion due to the lack of nonverbal cues or (b) my sprinkler system has suffered a momentary glitch, so just ignore me until it's fixed.