HDD Placement

[Jinx122]

Can I place my hard disk drive on its side to run my PC, or should I play it safe and keep it level.

[Godlygamer23]

You can place it in any position you want, including upside down. Depending on your drive, you may have a small hole on the drive(depending on the age) which is used for air to pass through. If your drive happens to have that, please ensure that doesn't become covered in any way.

[Jinx122]

Just now, Godlygamer23 said:

You can place it in any position you want, including upside down. Depending on your drive, you may have a small hole on the drive(depending on the age) which is used for air to pass through. If your drive happens to have that, please ensure that doesn't become covered in any way.

Thanks it is only one year old so it should be safe. i was just concerned because I know the older PCs would grind if the disk was not perfectly level. 

[Wouterrinos]

4 minutes ago, Jinx122 said:

Can I place my hard disk drive on its side to run my PC, or should I play it safe and keep it level.

Manufacturer  Contact method           Response  
-------       ---------------------    ---------------------
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.