Can a HDD be vertically mounted?

[Vedran Parac]

it's a 200gig, 7200rpm seagate, doubt that it matters though..

thanks.

 

[bearman]

It can be mounted any way you want.

B

 

[half_pint]

it's a 200gig, 7200rpm seagate, doubt that it matters though..

thanks.

My HD dangles unmounted at about 45%

 

[kony]

it's a 200gig, 7200rpm seagate, doubt that it matters though..

thanks.

Yes, mount it as close as possible to true horizontal -OR- vertical.

 

[MCheu]

it's a 200gig, 7200rpm seagate, doubt that it matters though..

thanks.

Conventional wisdom in the early 90s was that hard drives couldn't be
mounted diagonally, but vertically or horizontally wasn't a problem.
In recent years, modded and factory cases have come out where the hard
drive is mounted diagonally, upside down, any which way to save space,
get better cooling, or just "look cool." As such, I don't think even
that restriction applies anymore.

 

[Michael Culley]

Dell mount them vertically and I guess they would have checked if it was ok before doing so.

 

[Trent©]

it's a 200gig, 7200rpm seagate, doubt that it matters though..

thanks.

Only you can tell if it 'can' be. But, yes...it 'may' be.


Have a nice week...

Trent©

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[Vedran Parac]

thanks to everybody, for quick, and hopefully accurate replies

 

[Matt]

it's a 200gig, 7200rpm seagate, doubt that it matters though..

Find the tech specs for your drive at the seagate web site to get the
lowdown.

 

[Guest]

it's a 200gig, 7200rpm seagate, doubt that it matters though..

The 2 factors to consider are the bearings and the head arm balance,
but all hard drive ball bearings are preloaded, and apparently fluid
bearings are held in place well enough by films of oil, and the head
arm counterweight maintains sufficient balance in all orientations.
Vertical orientation also provides gravity convection that can make
some of the chips run 10-20C cooler than horizontal mounting can.

 

[TANKIE]

It probably don't matter at all. Think about laptops or MP3 players with hard
drives.

Motors, bearings and heads are unaffected by orientation to the ground, at
least to any point that matters.

I think air flow is more important in locating a drive.

 

[half_pint]

Presumably it would say "this way up" if it actually mattered.
I imagine they have to be engineered to such a high standard
that orientation is not an ussue. Similar to a mechanical wrist watch
for example.

 

[kony]

It probably don't matter at all. Think about laptops or MP3 players with hard
drives.

Notebook drives are engineered for mobile conditions.

Motors, bearings and heads are unaffected by orientation to the ground, at
least to any point that matters.

Untrue, motors and bearing can and are effected by orientation in many
implementations, particularly sleeve bearings or unloaded ball-bearings.

 

[MisterSkippy]

it's a 200gig, 7200rpm seagate, doubt that it matters though..

thanks.

The original HD in my daughter's HP mini-tower was mounted vertically,
as is its larger replacement. It's now mounted horizontally in my
machine. Five years later still OK.
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