Does vertical position affect the lifespan or integrity of a hard drive?
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I've noticed on many small PC cases that the hard drives are installed vertically. In midi cases, towers and others of a larger housing, they are in the horizontal position. What impact on a hard drive does a vertical position have? Does it affect the life? Is it more prone to errors? (Not of SSDs (solid-state drive), just plain hard drive with all its mechanical parts inside.)
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Fix for: Does vertical position affect the lifespan or integrity of a hard drive?
According to several manufacturers, mounting a 3/5" hard drive horizontally, vertically, or sideways doesn't affect the hard drive life significantly. These are statements taken from the hard drive literature at each manufacturer's website; it's four years old but things probably haven't changed much. Hitachi: The drive will operate in all axes (6 directions). Performance and error rate will stay within specification limits if the drive is operated in the other orientations from which it was fo…
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