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So, maybe the bad hard drive, from riding around at a 90 degree angle, has developed a bad condition.


Probably not. The drives are designed to work either flat or on end. Theoretically if you run them at a 45 degree angle it is hard on the spindle bearings, but this may be urban legend, I've never actually heard first hand of a hard drive failing because of that.

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