Does using a hard drive upside down prevent head crashes?

[burnttoastnice]

Since head crashes happen as a result of the drive head scratching the platter, would a head crash occur if the hard drive was used upside down?

 

Edit: I use purely laptop drives in my desktop, so the disk heads are only on the top side of the platter in this scenario

[tekgeek1205]

no affect what so ever. there are heads on the top and bottom of all the platters.

[burnttoastnice]

Just now, tekgeek1205 said:

no affect what so ever. there are heads on the top and bottom of all the platters.

I use purely laptop drives in my desktop, so the disk heads are only on the top side of the platter in this scenario

[tekgeek1205]

ive opened up many hard drives in my day, laptop drives included. ive never seen a drive with heads only on one side of the platter.

[burnttoastnice]

Just now, tekgeek1205 said:

ive opened up many hard drives in my day, laptop drives included. ive never seen a drive with heads only on one side of the platter.

Fair enough, I guess the orientation wouldn't affect the chances of a head crash then . Thanks

[manikyath]

2 minutes ago, burnttoastnice said:

so the disk heads are only on the top side of the platter in this scenario

not necessarily true.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, tekgeek1205 said:

ive never seen a drive with heads only on one side of the platter.

mostly because we have the tech of putting data on both sides, and it'd be a waste of money and materials not to.

[tekgeek1205]

scratched platters come from an improper shutdown and moving the drive. make sure to shutdown correctly before moving the drive or computer and you wont get scratched platters or damaged heads. 

[tekgeek1205]

for example dont use the PSU switch

[Curious Pineapple]

The arms holding the heads are sprung to push towards the platter. A whack in any direction could cause them to crash on either side of the platter

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, tekgeek1205 said:

scratched platters come from an improper shutdown and moving the drive. make sure to shutdown correctly before moving the drive or computer and you wont get scratched platters or damaged heads. 

to be honest, it takes more than some people think to "crash" a hard drive.

 

modern hard drives are actually designed to have the head "float" on an air cushion made by the rapid spin of the platter itself.