18 Jan
2001
18 Jan
'01
9:59 a.m.
On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Sellam Ismail wrote:
On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, William Fulmor wrote:
> I've had very good luck shutting up XT2190's and RD54's simply by
> turning them upside-down.
I can't say why (this is ignorant input :) but for
some reason you're not
supposed to run hard drives upside down. I'm sure some genius will pipe
in now ;0)
Maybe the earlier models had inferior magnetic glue and the bits fell off.
<g>
The _XT2000 Product Specification and OEM Manual_ (c) 1986 section 6.2
states:
"The XT2000 may be mounted in any orientation... "
In any event, mine have been running downside up (quietly) for over 3
years now. Perhaps the howl stopped because they run so much cooler when
the electronics are vented.
Bill
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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