[FADCA] computer question

[JDaughtry]

I would say  always keep the computer in the proper orientation that the
case was made to allow proper air circulation  I have a tower case with 4
drives in it  2 are flat and 2 are zip tied to the front laying up and down
have done this for years  but they get plenty of air flow  it has a case fan
helping to cool  it.
 heat is the  root of all evil in electronics  we tend to put them in the
out of the way places and restrict the air flow  .
 just  my ideas but it has worked for me also I try and swap out the drives
every 3 years or so  had a couple fail over the years but  it was because
they were laying on side down and the graphite lube  worked out of the
shaft and on the  disk itself stopping  the  head from reading  so I turned
them over  were the motor was on the bottom  a company I T tech put me on
that idea as he said that 90% of the company hard drive failure was  from
that he also said after the  lube worked  out the shaft would get harder to
turn and the drive motor would just give up and seize
 my ideas  only
 John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Cook" <WD4SEN at bellsouth.net>
To: <FADCA at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 3:17 PM
Subject: [FADCA] computer question


> The computer that we were using for the OPK switch gave up recently. It
was
> diagnosed as hard drive failure..I do not know how old the hard drive was
as
> the computer was give to me.
>
> So my question is:
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> Do you think the hard drive failed because the computer was laying on its
> side, and not sitting up right.?
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> OR
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> It was a old hard drive and was ready to die any how.?
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> I don't know if hard drives are subject to being right side up all the
time
> or not..and do not want to repeat the same error if that is the cause of
it
> failing in the first place..
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> Your thoughts and comments are welcome..
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> Thanks
>
> Ray Cook WD4SEN
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