From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 4 18:11:06 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7D53106566B for ; Sun, 4 Jan 2009 18:11:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com) Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com (fk-out-0910.google.com [209.85.128.188]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BBB28FC0C for ; Sun, 4 Jan 2009 18:11:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com) Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id k31so4863885fkk.11 for ; Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:11:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=V1nsILH4z6XlwIlWSdkyro0L+20gOKUKTPBYv51zhI4=; b=Lq57bMMOShH8y3sCZ/coXwpurKsRCeUxRHlDDxqIjfjGLowcHwuZvUgfaRdPJRqSwA bSwHeHgWnGr4Rn6vqyBoNBXHTUEM0ZTJERNBqPQGNCN2PxO4EsOen9WgkQj+7VciOTMk btQLjAxAZWwQY9cK7shfpuIdLkMmI5nibcdbM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:references; b=gbJzxh6IER+W8pcWCR9169q9mOLVtbf7ooILt1W8Lqqo2KX6SRU30ddI7xGpCNuuU+ k+4kHHu5BVTzBnEbBUQKU6LzY+Gi+xZr4tBEvNJoN6WeAVd4f6Iq3HjOal+S/X3+W+Sc YV3JLoLTMpd3O83JdLUGF4d6rUMJGQs5M86P8= Received: by 10.180.216.19 with SMTP id o19mr7759777bkg.54.1231091061893; Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:44:21 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.181.56.16 with HTTP; Sun, 4 Jan 2009 09:44:21 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 12:44:21 -0500 From: "Mehmet Erol Sanliturk" To: "Glen Barber" In-Reply-To: <4ad871310901040535s5808ddfblcf356bfcb402cf2@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <4960B7D1.1070403@gmail.com> <4ad871310901040530r2a4c280ds188a679c815db657@mail.gmail.com> <4960BABA.4040705@gmail.com> <4ad871310901040535s5808ddfblcf356bfcb402cf2@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: aryeh.friedman@gmail.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: how many rankmount units is a tower-case X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:11:07 -0000 If a hard disk formatted and used in a position , in that position it may be used if manufacturer is NOT advised a specific position . After loading of files into hard disk , change of position may cause difficulty in reading of already recorded data . This point should be considered . On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Glen Barber wrote: > On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Aryeh M. Friedman < > aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> > > Small related question is there any long term harm to laying a disk on > > it's side (i.e. it lays flat when the tower is up right but on it's side > > squeezed into a rack) > > > > The ideal answer is 'no'. The 'safe' answer is 'possibly'. In other > words, I wouldn't do it personally, but I don't expect it to cause > harm. I'd suspect it'd be more succeptible to a head crash in a > vertical position. > > > -- > Glen Barber > > "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I > learn." - Benjamin Franklin > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >