hello both,
> Hi Neil, on Thu, 03 Feb 00 at 08:33:52 you wrote...
>
> >>I have heard of possible head misalignments when a previously vertical
> >>HD is mounted horizontally.
> >I've never heard of that. If you're worried, you could stand the 4000 on
> >end while you copy the files.
>
> I've heard of it, although never experienced it. Although apparently it
> doesn't cause permanent damage (obviously, since HDs are usually designed
> to be mounted either way), it can cause read errors or can
> apparently prevent reading of the disk altogether. I suppose it sort of
> makes sense when you consider what precise devices they are.
>
> But I can't see that it would hurt to at least *try*.
>
>
I've had some experience in the area. It's best to use a HD on the
same plane it was formatted on (high level format). If you change the
position of the HD, the best thing to do is to back it up--then
re-format it in the new position. This will help prevent problems in
the future, but it should still work anyway. Keep in mind, some drives
are more particular than others. You may not ever have
a problem; but to play it safe, I copy all the files off of the drive,
reformat it, then copy it back.
Of coarse, you aren't supposed to smoke around computers either!
--
Regards,
David Crawford
Editor UGN-Times
