[melman101]

Hey all, I have my powerbook running on its side (the dvd drive is on the bottom), and i have it leaning up. It's on a clean surface, is this ok for the machine? The reason I have it on its side is so that i can blow cool air at the bottom of the machine to keep it cold to run in clamshell mode. Is this a good idea?

Thanks

[ibook_steve]

You're not hurting anything. The hard drive can work fine on its side. However, this is unnecessary. Just put the machine on a hard flat surface or slightly elevate it. There is no reason to worry. It was designed to work in closed lid mode without overheating.

Steve

[Mastrap]

Originally posted by melman101:
Hey all, I have my powerbook running on its side (the dvd drive is on the bottom), and i have it leaning up. It's on a clean surface, is this ok for the machine? The reason I have it on its side is so that i can blow cool air at the bottom of the machine to keep it cold to run in clamshell mode. Is this a good idea?

Thanks

Should be. As long as it doesn't scratch and/or fall over you should be fine. Remember, HDs take shocks while running extremely personal. I had to replace the drive in my iBook because I accidentally dropped it about 4 inches while it was running. Why are you running it in clamshell mode anyway? Don't you like the extra screen estate?

[melman101]

I do enjoy the extra screen realestate but there is absolutely no room for it on my desk. I already have a PC from work, and 2 monitors, so i just like to keep it on the side so that i can quickly switch between the pc and the mac. it wont fall over, its been pretty secure, but i will just start elevating it, just in case. if i have room between my monitors, for the laptop, thats ideally where i would put it. maybe I'll have to work something out.