dumb hard drive question

BruceY · 01-23-2009, 04:33 AM

new hard drive going into case/ har drive holder. Now dumb question, metal side up or can it go down? heat dissapation issue? Holes wont line up, will have to drill new if it matters which way

gnome666 · 01-23-2009, 07:42 AM

Hello, I had just installed a new hard drive too and I asked a technician if it mattered if it was upside down or not and he told me it didnt make a difference

Ethan3.14159 · 01-23-2009, 07:47 AM

Metal side goes up.

Make sure you aren't putting it in the 3.5" Floppy slot, they can be slightly different.

StrangleHold · 01-23-2009, 03:22 PM

You can mount them right side up (which is the prefered way), upside down, sideways, hell you can hang it by a rope beside the stack if you want to (not the prefered way). As long as it gets alittle air flow so it wont run hot.

fmw · 01-24-2009, 03:15 PM

In my experience they have a somewhat longer life if they are installed bottom (circuit board) down and top (metal case) up. Not a big deal since drives last quite a while but a noticeable difference over many years and many computers.

BruceY · 01-24-2009, 11:54 PM

had to drill new holes forv drive, but is OK now. pc up and runnig like a champ thanks guys

viper110110 · 01-26-2009, 03:41 AM

I made a custom case out of wood in which I had the hard drive hanging sideways from a metal strip across the top. If you shake the case, the HD will click against the PSU

BruceY · 01-27-2009, 02:30 AM

Out of wood, wow that sounds like it could be cool. I'm into woodworking and cabinet making. Any way of posting or sending some pictures of the case?

01-23-2009, 04:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
BruceY New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: S. Jersey Posts: 18	dumb hard drive question new hard drive going into case/ har drive holder. Now dumb question, metal side up or can it go down? heat dissapation issue? Holes wont line up, will have to drill new if it matters which way

01-23-2009, 07:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
gnome666 New Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 22	hard drive question Hello, I had just installed a new hard drive too and I asked a technician if it mattered if it was upside down or not and he told me it didnt make a difference

01-23-2009, 07:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
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01-23-2009, 03:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
StrangleHold VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11,199	You can mount them right side up (which is the prefered way), upside down, sideways, hell you can hang it by a rope beside the stack if you want to (not the prefered way). As long as it gets alittle air flow so it wont run hot. __________________ NZXT Apollo S75QB 750W ZEROtherm FZ120 Phenom II 720BE (X4) 3.5GHZ. Gigabyte GA MA790X UD4P G Skill DDR2 1066 4GB. MSI GTS 250 Seagate 7200.12 500GB. Welcome to the show

01-26-2009, 03:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
viper110110 Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 178	I made a custom case out of wood in which I had the hard drive hanging sideways from a metal strip across the top. If you shake the case, the HD will click against the PSU __________________ Asus P5Q c2d e6400 @ 2.13 ghz GeForce GTS 250 4 gb dual channel DDRII OCZ PC6400 WD caviar green 500 gb

01-24-2009, 03:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
fmw Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 474	In my experience they have a somewhat longer life if they are installed bottom (circuit board) down and top (metal case) up. Not a big deal since drives last quite a while but a noticeable difference over many years and many computers.

01-24-2009, 11:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
BruceY New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: S. Jersey Posts: 18	had to drill new holes forv drive, but is OK now. pc up and runnig like a champ thanks guys

01-27-2009, 02:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
BruceY New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: S. Jersey Posts: 18	Out of wood, wow that sounds like it could be cool. I'm into woodworking and cabinet making. Any way of posting or sending some pictures of the case?

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