Does it matter whether the PCB is facing up or down?
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Aloke Prasad <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Does it matter whether the PCB is facing up or down?

Normally not. Unfortunately for you, WD has no proper
formal manual for their drives anymore so you can check there.

"Aloke Prasad" asked innocently:
> Does it matter whether the PCB is facing up or down?


According to tech reps at both Maxtor and Western
Digital, it does not matter if the PCB faces up or down or
sideways. The WD techs (and their supervisor) add that
the drives shouldn't be "canted", but that they should
align one of their 6 sides parallel with the ground. Cooling
air flow over the metal surfaces is more important than
orientation.


*TimDaniels*

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> "Aloke Prasad" asked innocently:
> > Does it matter whether the PCB is facing up or down?
>
>
> According to tech reps at both Maxtor and Western
> Digital, it does not matter if the PCB faces up or down or
> sideways. The WD techs (and their supervisor) add that
> the drives shouldn't be "canted", but that they should
> align one of their 6 sides parallel with the ground. Cooling
> air flow over the metal surfaces is more important than
> orientation.

Thanks all for replying. So far so good with my new system I'm assembling.

The WD250 G PATA requires a huge predelay setting in my BIOS before it
recognizes the drive. Had me worried for a while. I thought the drive was
bad.
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Aloke Prasad <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> Timothy Daniels <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>> Aloke Prasad wrote

>>> Does it matter whether the PCB is facing up or down?

>> According to tech reps at both Maxtor and Western Digital,
>> it does not matter if the PCB faces up or down or sideways.
>> The WD techs (and their supervisor) add that the drives
>> shouldn't be "canted", but that they should align one of
>> their 6 sides parallel with the ground. Cooling air flow
>> over the metal surfaces is more important than orientation.

> Thanks all for replying. So far so good
> with my new system I'm assembling.

> The WD250 G PATA requires a huge predelay setting
> in my BIOS before it recognizes the drive. Had me
> worried for a while. I thought the drive was bad.

That would worry me too. I'd ask WD about it, it isnt normal.

Not saying it has anything to do with how its mounted tho.