HDD Mounting

[Mightybaal]

Hi,

 A few questions about mounting HDD's

  Can you mount a HDD Sideways as long as you use anti vibration rubber between the brackets and HDD?

  Would there be much of a performance difference if it is mounted sideways?

  What would be the problems if i did this?

 

Thanks in advance and hope these questions arn't to stupid.

[Matsy]

Yes you can.

No.

No.

[piplupgao]

Yes

No

not that I know of

[Sarcasm]

As long as it's mounted at right angles. Anything else will be unbalanced.

[KamiKatze]

Does it even matter how you orient the HDD? I have mine in a 5.25 bay with rubber mountings (Sharkoon vibe fixer 3) And it gives this weird rattering noise everytime i start my PC (just >1s). either that or my dvd drive does that noise.

[Matsy]

Does it even matter how you orient the HDD? I have mine in a 5.25 bay with rubber mountings (Sharkoon vibe fixer 3) And it gives this weird rattering noise everytime i start my PC (just >1s). either that or my dvd drive does that noise.

 

That's normal, its spinning up after being turned off, then it settles.

[KamiKatze]

That's normal, its spinning up after being turned off, then it settles.

 

Thank god!

no wait, thank you, here take this cybercookeh!

 

[Mightybaal]

Thanks guys. My water cooled prodigy build will be very different now i have more room for a res and pump config.

[IdeaStormer]

"I've heard", that your data will fall off if you mount your drive sideways   

 

Its all good, remember they have and will have computers out in space and there is no up or down and all is working.