>Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 10:08:21 -0500 >From: andre chiasson <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Hard Disk - Flat vs side vs upsidedown installation > >Can a Hard disk be installed on the side or upsidedown and perform properly? > >Thank you! >Andre Chiasson >Quebec City I handle a network with a number of fairly new IBM Netvista PCs in mini-tower cases. The harddrive is mounted vertically just inside the front panel on these PCs and seems to work just fine. I would guess that gyroscopic effects at 5400-7200 rpm would more than compensate for gravity any way you wanted to mount a harddrive. Mike Brown Oakland, CA PCBUILD's List Owners: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>