-----Original Message----- From: Dylan <dylan@dylan.me.uk> To: opensuse@opensuse.org Subject: Re: [opensuse] Hard disks in vertical position? Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2013 14:52:57 +0100 On 07/09/13 14:11, Carlos E. R. wrote:
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Hi,
Years ago I remember that hard disks had to be positioned horizontally, printed board facing down. The documentation said so. If you wanted to place them vertically, the documentation also specified which face had to look down, but warned that the wear would be worse.
So I always put them horizontally, without thinking.
But I'm about to place one vertically, and I don't see any mention of this in the documentation. Have things changed, or have I missed something in the docs?
It doesn't matter how they're oriented so long as the drive spindle is horizontal OR vertical - gyroscopic effects will ensure the platters spin true and the heads ride on an air cushion (thanks to Bernoulli). In fact, they would probably be fine at skew angles too, but I'm not going to make a definitive comment on that. Just don't change the axis while they're spinning... -----Original Message----- Last decade hard drives did became more robust. Even when moving along with a spinning drive is not advisable, it is hardly to avoid with laptops. Regarding desktop/servers, its position is less relevant than other options: - enough cool air - avoiding trembling (resonance) caused by other disks - stable enough PSU hw -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org