[D311]

Are raptors okay upside down? Or does it affect it's spinning?

 

[TFL Replica]

You can mount hard drives upside down or even on the side with no ill effects.

 

[ryanbob1234]

Its fine aslong as you don't move it when its in

 

[dave12]

It is fine but you will have to mount it upside down again if you ever move it.

 

[Socom]

Yeah there won't be any issues mounting it upside-down.

 

[ryanbob1234]

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Originally Posted by dave12;14211014
It is fine but you will have to mount it upside down again if you ever move it.

Why? mounted hdds upside down before then put them the right way up and sometimes on their side no problems as long as it done when turned off

 

[sintricate]

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave12;14211014
It is fine but you will have to mount it upside down again if you ever move it.

Did you just make that up?

 

[D311]

Hope he did make it up heh. These were rightside up now upside down

 

[Cryptedvick]

Quote:

Originally Posted by D311;14211134
Hope he did make it up heh. These were rightside up now upside down

He did.
Its OK to mount it however you want as long as you do it when its shut off.

 

[killabytes]

How does it being on or off matter?

I move my laptop all day long...it has a hard drive!

Oh noes!

 

[runeazn]

thats why they die faster than desktop hdd..

 

[Willhemmens]

He didn't make it up. Older hard drives could only be mounted in one orientation due to the read/write head changing position slightly when moved. Luckily this will not be an issue with modern drives.

 

[superste2201]

I have, personally, never had a HDD die on me.

Mounted sideways, hanging free, removable or laptop.

 

[dave12]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryanbob1234 Why? mounted hdds upside down before then put them the right way up and sometimes on their side no problems as long as it done when turned off

Quote:

Originally Posted by sintricate Did you just make that up?

No I read it at this place at some point. Must have been a million years ago.

http://www.adaptec.com/blog/

Quote:

Originally Posted by Willhemmens He didn't make it up. Older hard drives could only be mounted in one orientation due to the read/write head changing position slightly when moved. Luckily this will not be an issue with modern drives.

Thanks. I didn't know that what I said was dated.

 

[X-Nine]

Quote:

Originally Posted by killabytes How does it being on or off matter? I move my laptop all day long...it has a hard drive! Oh noes!

Most laptop HDD's feature acceleration detection and will prevent the heads from moving if it detects a lot of movement/jostling around. Most desktop HDD's DON'T have that feature.

 

[Kramy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Willhemmens;14211206
He didn't make it up. Older hard drives could only be mounted in one orientation due to the read/write head changing position slightly when moved. Luckily this will not be an issue with modern drives.

100% of my WD drives mounted upside down have died. (3/3)

When mounted upside down they made some odd clicking noises at first, then were fine for 3-9 months, then died over the next ~3 months.

I read an article that said that pressure on the top of WD drives affects their reliability? Of course, that same article also praised Hitachi for their low failure rates.

In my experience mounting them regular or on their side is fine. I wouldn't mount the Raptor upside down. It might last years, but Raptors are supposed to last decades.