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- From: andy@epma.demon.co.uk (andy)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Putting CDROM/HD sideways?
- Date: Sat, 24 Feb 1996 21:36:28 GMT
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- >andy (andy@epma.demon.co.uk) wrote:
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- >: >Is it bad if I put my harddrives and CD ROM drives and floppy drives
- >: >sideways?
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- >: Doesn't really make too mch of a difference! Many clone PC cases have the
- >: floppy drive bays on their sides so you are okay there, with CD-ROM drives
- >: you need to make sure that it is the type with the raised ring in the
- >: middle or your CDs will drop out when you open it :-)
-
- >My Toshiba-cd-rom drive says it can be put on it's side. It has some clips
- >you hold the CD. Quite cool, unfortunately I have it horizontally, so I
- >don't really need it. Major advantage of those Toshiba-drives is that they
- >are about half an inch shorter than usual cd-rom drives. Now I was able to
- >squeeze it in my 4000 (Had to turn one of my HD's up side down, because the
- >acbles wouldn't fit otherwise) Now we're at it: This won't do any harm will
- >it?
-
- Nah, most modern drives should be okay...
-
- >About HD's: I suddenly remember that my GVP HC controller had a harddisk
- >mounted on it. In the 2000 this caused the HD to be on it's side. Never had
- >any trouble with it!
-
- Ahhhh, I remember those ;-) They're fine...
-
- >--
- >Jaco Schoonen
- >(jaco@stack.urc.tue.nl)
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