31 Jan
2003
31 Jan
'03
12:16 a.m.
I haven't had any problems hanging them with CB up, down, or the drive
(whole computer) on its side. My biggest drive issues were power spikes,
jolts to a running system, and heat expansion/overheating. 15 years
experience has gotten me out of those scrapes...
Ed
San Antonio, Tx, USA
it vertically could cause read errors.
Any truth to
this?
I remember that was a commonly accepted concern back in the days when
we used to have to do our own low-level formatting (ST506/ST412 drives,
primarily). I think since modern drives have things packed so tightly
that the thermal expansion and contraction of the platters causes the
tracks to perceptibly migrate, causing drives to be *much* smarter
about positioning than they used to, might have made that concern
(if there ever really was one) obsolete.
I've heard cautions for more modern drives that they can be mounted
any way except one, typically either nose down or circuit board up,
presumably due to bearing loading issues. The Amiga 4000 had the
drives routinely mounted "upside down" with no concerns, but I
would think that one would *never* want to do that to, say, an
RK05.
Anyone have any personal experiences with oddly-mounted drives?
-ethan