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Does vertical position affect the lifespan or integrity of a hard drive?
I've noticed on many small PC cases that the hard drives are installed vertically. In midi cases, towers and others of a larger housing, they are in the horizontal position
What impact on a hard drive does a vertical position have? Does it affect the life? Is it more prone to errors?
(Not of SSDs (solid-state drive), just plain hard drive with all its mechanical parts inside.)
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Re: What impact on a hard drive does a vertical position have? Does it affect the life? Is it more prone to errors?
that is a good question. not sure if there has been research done to find out the life span of spinning drive in horizontal vs vertical position, but since there is wide variation of life span of hdd in same position, it would be hard to find out if there is small difference between h and v position. Dell PC has been designed for hdd in both positions. for example, XPS 8300-8700 has HDD in vertical. there has not been report of hdd failing more often in those models than others that has HDD in horizontal. I would not be too concerned of one position being much worse than the other affecting life span.