As long as you use the hard drive in the orientation in which you formatted,
you should have no problem and I've seen them installed in all kinds of
orientations.
My office has three Microns and they came from the factory with the hard
drives on their sides.  In 4 years, never a problem.

>
> > Can a Hard disk be installed on the side or upsidedown and perform
> properly?
> >   Furthermore, if a disk is installed on it's side or upsidedown, what
> would
> > be the inconvenient during transportation?
> > This question was asked to me by a traveling musician.
>
>

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