upside down drive?

[movingincircles]

is it ok to leave a hard drive upside down while using it?

i currently have an external hard drive (generic case), apparently there was a design flaw with the external case, and now my hard drive is sitting upside down. Of course i can flip over the external hard drive, but the case will look upside down

 

[leSLIe]

there should be no problem in doing so. I remember having 2 HDs working upside down for like a year, until i get myself another case, they worked fine during that time

 

[EQTakeOffense]

It's perfectly fine to leave an hard drive upside down while using it. You can pretty much have a hard drive in any position you want, as long as it doesn't move. Movement is a hard drives worst enemy, not position.

 

[gaspah]

It's perfectly fine to leave an hard drive upside down while using it. You can pretty much have a hard drive in any position you want, as long as it doesn't move. Movement is a hard drives worst enemy, not position.

i dunno... i wouldn't run one at a 10° to 80° angle... maybe just me.. but upside down should be fine...