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OK To Lay On Side?
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Join Date: May 2008
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maybe a dumb question, but I am using an 7350/180 PowerPc which is designed to sit horizontally. I need to lay it on it's side to stand upright to fit into the work station.
I took off the cover and the right hand side of the chassis looks pretty solid and doesn't have any air vents.
Would it hurt anything to rotate it 90 degrees?
I am not sure how that would affect the hard drives operation.
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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I don't see why it would be a problem. The iMac's hard drive is oriented vertically and I haven't heard of any problems with it.
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"That's Mama Luigi to you, Mario!" *wheeze*
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Thanks, I wasn't sure if the HD was designed with bearings that would support the spinning disk in either plane.
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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Out of curiosity, what tasks do you accomplish with the 7300?
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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PowerPete and TIE Fighter of course! (At least that's what I would do)
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Does your Mac have a tray CD drive? (opens a tray for loading) Those must stay horizontal. Slot loading can work either way.
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Originally Posted by dallenmarket 
Does your Mac have a tray CD drive? (opens a tray for loading) Those must stay horizontal. Slot loading can work either way.
Actually that's incorrect, it can be vertical. There are little clips built into the CD-ROM tray that flip out, made to keep the CD level while in the drive. Apple has been shipping CD-ROM drives that have these clips in the drive trays for many, many years.
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Join Date: Sep 2000
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Though I think the 7300 may be old enough not to have the clips on the CD-ROM tray.
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