> 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.
Although most of the hard drives I've used have been horizontal, I can
confirm vertically mounted drives don't seem to be much of a problem.
A friend of mine used to have his RiscPC on its side, no errors.
However, I can definitely say that running a hard disk at a dodgy
angle over a period of time does cause problems :-) Don't ask why, but
I set up a spare 3.5" 1 GB drive on one of the work machines, mounted
at a weird angle in a 5.25" bay... the drive failed spectacularly
about a week later. It reformatted fine, and is still going strong (in
a nice, stable, horizontal 3.5" adaptor) - but be wary is my advice.
John
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