[comp.periphs] What position is best for a hard drive?

vause@cs-col.Columbia.NCR.COM (Sam Vause, NCR Corporate Customer Services) (03/15/90)

In article <31164@sequent.UUCP> rjk@sequent.UUCP (Robert Kelley) writes:
>If I have my choice of mounting configuration for a 5.25 inch
>hard drive, what position is best from a reliability standpoint?

Perhaps it would be easier to be kneeling in front of the machine, 
although sometimes it's easier if you're on your back...  :-}

butzer@rugby.cis.ohio-state.edu (Dan Butzer) (03/16/90)

Refer to the HDA manufacturer's technichal reference manual.  It will tell you
which orientations are permitted and which are absolutely forbidden.

Generally you can mount the drive on it's belly of on either side and never
vertically or on it's back.  This is a broad generalization and you should
check for the drive you are using.  Some drives have jumpers that must be
set to tell the drive it's orientation.

--Dan
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