Hard drive on it's side

[Robbie Comeau]

This may be a stupid questions, but I have the LaCie Quadra Hard Drive..And I'd like to know If I can place it on it's side?

It makes the work space a little easier in my editing room, and I don't know if this will hut the drive in anyway.

Thanks,

Robbie

 

[GenJerDan]

It shouldn't. Inside should just be a regular ol' hard drive and they're not particular.

Although running a drive in one position for a long time, then chaging its orientation is not necessarily a good thing. But I mean a long time...

 

[Jordan_S]

If this is it, it sure seems OK based on the pictures of it standing vertically and sitting horizontally in a RAID configuration.

 

[Robbie Comeau]

Yea that's it, and I've had it for about a year now.

Robbie

 

[Sad Max]

Not a problem.

 

[pixelated]

Just be sure you're not obstructing any cabinet ventilation holes.

 

[Anhar_Miah]

This may be a stupid questions, but I have the LaCie Quadra Hard Drive..And I'd like to know If I can place it on it's side?

It makes the work space a little easier in my editing room, and I don't know if this will hut the drive in anyway.

Thanks,

Robbie

From a basic mechanical analysis:

when the magnetic head arms are placed horizontally:

(1) Both vertical and horizontal component forces are applied Uniform, because gravity (@9.81 m/s) acts perpendicular to the magnetic arms.

when the magnetic head arms are placed vertically:

(1) Both vertical and horizontal component forces are NON Uniform, this is because gravity acts in a co-planar direction vector thus:

Ft = [X*Cos*theta] + [Y*Sin*theta + g]

This cyclic stress force on the magnetic arms will likely reduce the Hard disk's MTBF{1}





{1} http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_time_between_failures

* emperor's new clothes

 

[Jim Brennan]

...ow

 

[Sad Max]

Real-world experience has defied engineering prediction; my sidewise drives have actually outlasted my horizontally-situated drives (same brand, model, etc).

Not statistically meaningful, though.

 

[Terry_Lasater]

Either way, just be sure to place the drive in your freezer for 24 hours prior to changing it's orientation to ensure no data is lost.

 

[Sad Max]

Also a couple of sharp taps with a hammer help to set the data more securely, before it goes into the freezer...

 

[Chris Light]

then just before plugging it back in, blow into the air vents. works every time. your games should play flawlessly.

 

[Robbie Comeau]

From a basic mechanical analysis:

when the magnetic head arms are placed horizontally:

(1) Both vertical and horizontal component forces are applied Uniform, because gravity (@9.81 m/s) acts perpendicular to the magnetic arms.

when the magnetic head arms are placed vertically:

(1) Both vertical and horizontal component forces are NON Uniform, this is because gravity acts in a co-planar direction vector thus:

Ft = [X*Cos*theta] + [Y*Sin*theta + g]

This cyclic stress force on the magnetic arms will likely reduce the Hard disk's MTBF{1}





{1} http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_time_between_failures

* emperor's new clothes

I now understand you're custom title.

Robbie