I've seen this alot in our school's computers.  Seems like they get "set"
after a long period of operating in a specific orentation and gravity takes
over when you turn them over.  Sometimes I have been able to reformat them
in the new direction and go from there.

Randy Ryan



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[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Hugh Vandervoort
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 1998 4:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Lying down on the job


I installed an additional 16 Megs of Ram in a friend's computer today. On
bootup, the machine went through the memory check two or three times, then
booted normally.
In the subsequent boot, the HD spun briefly, then stopped. I checked for
loose connections, then booted the computer (Tower) which was lying on its
side. Normal boot.
Various experiments have demonstrated that it will now boot only while lying
on its side, with one instance of booting while properly oriented.
What in the world have I done?

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