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- From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson)
- Subject: Re: Placing NeXTstation Slab on its Side
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- References: <1992Aug28.185850.27965@athena.mit.edu> <28AUG199219370544@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov> <Btr2x3.EtE@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 17:39:43 GMT
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- tagreen@lothario.cica.indiana.edu (Todd A Green) writes:
-
- >I've always heard though, that the disk should be formatted in the
- >orientation that it will resting. (Though, this could just be
- >folklore).
- I have, too.. but I heard that the drive should be low-level
- formatted in that position. However, my PC drive (an IDE) has been
- working for over a year on its side with no problems, and I
- certainly didn't low-level format it! (most people can't format IDE
- drives)
-
- >Also I'd be more worried about air flow though the slab if you turned
- >it on it side. Anyone know if the slab will still be properly cooled?
- That was the comment from someone at NeXT last time we had this
- discussion, that the cooling might be affected.
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