"Is it considered acceptable to mount hard drives on edge?" tanstaafl

I researched this extensively on the Psychic Friends Network. The insight I achieved is that it *is* OK to mount drives at 90 degrees with the following conditions. Clockwise-rotating drives distributed in the Northern Hemisphere should be turned on their right side (viewed facing IDE connector) so that static charge buildup from rotation will counteract gravitational spindle pressure. In similar fashion, the counterclockwise drives typically sourced in the Southern Hemisphere should be turned up on their left edge.

Oddly, tech specs I found for Maxtor high-speed SCSI drives omit these vital details. They say they don't care!

Jim