Originally posted by: corkyg
I don't think it will make any difference. It can go siudeways, upside down, right side up - so why not in between?
Originally posted by: corkyg
Another thought - laptops often run at all sorts of angles. Look at the HP Docking station - it p[uts the laptop in at about a 30 degree angle. No problem.
Originally posted by: d3n
My understanding of HD's has me thinking that this would be perfectly fine. What is not fine from my understanding of physics is moving this drive from say 45 degrees to 0 degrees while it is spinning. The rotating platter would be like a bike tire and want to maintain the same orientation of its spin. This could cause some flex on the spindle as the angle of the platter changed. The seek head then has a very good chance of crashing the platter.
Thats my thinking anyway.
Originally posted by: d3n
My understanding of HD's has me thinking that this would be perfectly fine. What is not fine from my understanding of physics is moving this drive from say 45 degrees to 0 degrees while it is spinning. The rotating platter would be like a bike tire and want to maintain the same orientation of its spin. This could cause some flex on the spindle as the angle of the platter changed. The seek head then has a very good chance of crashing the platter.
Thats my thinking anyway.