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tansis said:Can a HDD be mounted any way up ? I know it's common to see optical drives mounted vertically but cant recall seeing a hard drive on its side.
Styx said:well they have harddrive in space
Styx said:well they have harddrive in space
tansis said:Can robots suffocate ? :lol:
theimperia said:But if you think about it, if the driver's motor isn't 100% perfectly balanced, then it'll get distroyed, because of the Earth's gravitation (if you mount if vertically).
You see, if it's mounted horizontally, then if the drive isn't balanced correctly, then there would be a sligh movement from left to right, but since the force to the right and to the left is the same (nothing else influences it), then it's fine.
BUT, if you mount it vertically, the unbalanched part till have a double-forder acting on it: centrifugal (due to unbalncement) and gravitation. This force will be greater on the bottom than on the top (because centrifugal force will add with gravitation on the bottom, but will substract from it on the top). So, the drive will have a greater deal of vibration, probably resulting in a much faster destruction.
That's how I see it
I can see your reasoning, however I can assure you that modern and bygone hdd's (IDE/SATA/SCSI) can be mounted in vertical or horizontal position, I've never come accross any that cant. However its not good practive to actually move a drive whilst powered on (including walking about with your lappy turned on) - you never catch me doing thatBut if you think about it, if the driver's motor isn't 100% perfectly balanced, then it'll get distroyed, because of the Earth's gravitation (if you mount if vertically).
You see, if it's mounted horizontally, then if the drive isn't balanced correctly, then there would be a sligh movement from left to right, but since the force to the right and to the left is the same (nothing else influences it), then it's fine.
BUT, if you mount it vertically, the unbalanched part till have a double-forder acting on it: centrifugal (due to unbalncement) and gravitation. This force will be greater on the bottom than on the top (because centrifugal force will add with gravitation on the bottom, but will substract from it on the top). So, the drive will have a greater deal of vibration, probably resulting in a much faster destruction.
That's how I see it Very Happy
eggplant said:I can see your reasoning, however I can assure you that modern and bygone hdd's (IDE/SATA/SCSI) can be mounted in vertical or horizontal position, I've never come accross any that cant. However its not good practive to actually move a drive whilst powered on (including walking about with your lappy turned on) - you never catch me doing thatBut if you think about it, if the driver's motor isn't 100% perfectly balanced, then it'll get distroyed, because of the Earth's gravitation (if you mount if vertically).
You see, if it's mounted horizontally, then if the drive isn't balanced correctly, then there would be a sligh movement from left to right, but since the force to the right and to the left is the same (nothing else influences it), then it's fine.
BUT, if you mount it vertically, the unbalanched part till have a double-forder acting on it: centrifugal (due to unbalncement) and gravitation. This force will be greater on the bottom than on the top (because centrifugal force will add with gravitation on the bottom, but will substract from it on the top). So, the drive will have a greater deal of vibration, probably resulting in a much faster destruction.
That's how I see it Very Happy