Segundo vários fabricantes, a montagem de um disco rígido de 3/5 "na horizontal, vertical ou lateral não afeta significativamente a vida útil do disco rígido.
Estas são declarações retiradas da literatura sobre discos rígidos no site de cada fabricante; é quatro anos de idade mas provavelmente as coisas mudou muito.
Hitachi:
The drive will operate in all axes (6
directions). Performance and error
rate will stay within specification
limits if the drive is operated in the
other orientations from which it was
formatted.
Western Digital:
Physical mounting of the drive: WD
drives will function normally whether
they are mounted sideways or upside
down (any X, Y, Z orientation).
Maxtor:
The hard drive can be mounted in any orientation.
Samsung:
As long as it is securely attached to
the chassis, hard disk drives may be
mounted either horizontally or
vertically depending on how your
computer's case is constructed.
Quando perguntados se a unidade poderia ser montada em ângulos oblíquos, suas posições oficiais eram:
Manufacturer Contact method Response
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WD Tech support, email 90 degrees.
Hitachi Hitachi documentation 90 degrees.
Samsung Tech support, phone 90 degrees.
Fujitsu Tech support, chat 90 degrees +-5.
Seagate Tech support, email 90 degrees preferred,
but diagonal OK.
Maxtor Tech support, phone 90 degrees preferred, but in
real world, whatever.
Em 90 graus, eles significam vertical, horizontal ou lateral.