PC on side?

NO ... you can not put it on it's side. Only the Dell OptiPlex and Workstations can do that because they are made that way. Your cd-roms, hard drive, and all other internal parts are mounted to be used vertical. Sorry

i wouldn't be so quick to say u can't, i'd check w/ dell for sure. mind u i'm not saying u can, just check first.

there is nothing in the computer that has to be one way or the other. if u eject ur cd-rom tray, u can see 4 tabs on top designed to hold the cd in the verticle position. the hd isn't affect by whether it's verticle or horizontal, i had 1 mounted at an angle and it worked fine for the past 3 yrs. all the internal components are either held in place by screws or locking clips so they're not going anywhere.

For the $3200 I spent on my dell, if it was made to be upright ... it should stay that way. Dell purposely makes certain desktops in a horizontal case. There is obviously a reason for that. I can almost assure you Dell techs will not recommend to make a Dimension sit on it's side. In fact, that may void the warranty. But, cayuga5 is right ... call and ask to be sure.

Many of the CD drive manufacturers, as well as ZIP and floppy drive manufacturers advise against trying to operate the drives in anything but the "upright, straight and level" position. Some towers are manufactured to allow either/or installing of these devices. Those that aren't, I wouldn't suggest trying something like that with.



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the main reason the case is upright is to save space.

Thanks. Great advice. It appears pretty obvious that I can turn it on its side.

Okay, allow me to rephrase that. (trans: ok alw me 2 rephrs tht.)

Most Industry Leading manufacturers advise against vertical mounting. (mst inds ldrs advs agnst vrtcl mntg - r u staying w/me?)

From the Plextor (leader in commercial studio applications) Plexwriter 12/4/32 Operations Manual, February 2000 release, Section 2, page 23:

CAUTION: Install your PlexWriter horizontally. Plextor does not guarantee the drive's performance in a vertical position.

I have yet to find a Lucky Goldstar (among some of those others) in any professional application setting, nor would I be inclined towards gambling on a project completion date with some of them.

r u ok w/that?



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i don't see how 1 = most industry leading...but that's besides the point. to quibble over the point is useless. the fact is the vast majority of drives that comes in our computers, not one 3rd party vendor, said there's nothing wrong w/ their drives up or down. if the quote from plextor vendicates ur point, fine.

It certainly vindicates it, if that's what you mean.

If you want the rest of the citations, I'll be happy to provide them. As for me, I prefer to err on the side of caution, and rather than issue a blanket statement that something is safe, lean towards the caveat that it might not be. The average LG user is not in a position to determine the nuances between "maybe" and "certainly." In addition, given the LG's record in Dell applications to date (the fatal firmware flash of January comes to mind), I sure as hell wouldn't be quoting that product or manufacturer as an authority or example on anything positive, at this point.



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Ya, at your own risk. BTW my USB Zip Drive is MADE to operate either horizontally or vertically.