c60b-1eq@e260-1a.berkeley.edu (Noam Mendelson) (04/26/91)
In article <2548@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> pisor@edison.seas.ucla.edu (Robert D. Pisor) writes: >In article <1991Apr24.033540.19229@agate.berkeley.edu> c60b-1eq@e260-1g.berkeley.edu (Noam Mendelson) writes: >>In article <47696@ut-emx.uucp> dana@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Daniel Schneider) writes: >>>2) Proper Functioning of Hard Disk and Floppy Disk Drives >>You can put your computer upside-down and the hard disk should still >>function perfectly (assuming it did before, that is). >Actually, the orientation of the hard drive is important. According to my >Seagate manual, it is OK to have the drive mounted horizontally on either >side, or with the circuit board down. Mounting the drive vertically on >either end or with the PCB facing up, are 'prohibited' orientations and >operating the drive in these positions will void the warranty. Yes, it will void the warranty. But the hard drives should still function properly. However, I would be hesitant with newer Seagates; there has been a sharp decline in Seagate's quality in the past few years. I've heard quite a number of complaints about them. -- +==========================================================================+ | Noam Mendelson ..!ucbvax!web!c60b-1eq | "I haven't lost my mind, | | c60b-1eq@web.Berkeley.EDU | it's backed up on tape | | University of California at Berkeley | somewhere." |
iisakkil@vipunen.hut.fi (Mika R Iisakkila) (04/27/91)
c60b-1eq@e260-1a.berkeley.edu (Noam Mendelson) writes: > Yes, it will void the warranty. But the hard drives should still > function properly. However, I would be hesitant with newer Seagates; At the company I work for, a 300 meg server hard disk broke when it was accidentally installed upside down. Can't remember the make of it, but it wasn't a Seagate. I don't understand why anybody would want to install a hard disk upside down, if the manual prohibits it in big letters. It may work, but why should one try it?
david@kessner.denver.co.us (David Kessner) (04/28/91)
Quantam hard drives specifically say, "This drive may be operated in
any position."
The next drive I buy will be a Quantam!
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