Australian Hdd's

[Xanex]

I have 2 maxtor 7200 rpm hdd's

the slave of the 2 has developed this annoying intermittant "humm"

i was thinking that if i arranged it differntly then it might stop, though i dont want to twist the ide cable.

so i was wondering if i were to turn them on their back (hence the australian thing) would they still work and or would it cause any dammage to them???

cheers

[TIDE-HSV]

I've used drives turned on end and on their sides. The only warning I've ever read, with some of them, is a prohibition about being operated upside down. I guess gravity, as well as magnetism, may play a part in some designs. At any rate, if you go to the mfgr's website and read the FAQs, you should be able to find the answer. I don't think there is a global answer.