Back in the days before IDE hard drives, we were told that if you wanted to
put a computer case on edge, you should reformat the hard disk in the new
position.  This was (in theory) because gravity pulling sideways on the
drive mechanism would affect the head alignment.  I don't know if this was
true at the time or if so if it is still true.  Just something else to
consider other than air movement.

At 02:49 AM 4/17/98 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 4/15/98 3:54:23 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
><< Compaq Pentium II 233 Desktop system. The large bulky slot design of PII
>CPU
> makes me cautious about "standing up" this case. Should I be concerned? My
> desk space remains limited but I don't want to damage the system or make it
> unstable by ineffective heat dissipation. Any comments or theories would be
> appreciated.
>