Can Hard Drives be Mounted Vertically

[nasttcar]

My new Lian case only has a place for vertical hard drive installations.

I would presume this is OK since I have seen many Dell desktop cases laid flat or standing on end.

 

[Shimano]

A BIG YES!

I have a Lian Li and have 3 drives in the lower removable drive bay all set vertical.
The Seagate is the quietest btw
You will love that Lian...especially when you upgrade things.

 

[nasttcar]

Just reading there little manual in detail and they sent along a thing that allows the drives to be rotated and mounted horizontally, so I think I will do that. I've got a 4 year old 40gb Hitachi that came out of the old machine that has the operating system on it. I will probably boot up with it, then format it and start all over again. Also adding a 500 gb drive.

My Lian is the 60PlusII. It is gorgeous and a work of art. Nothing at Fry's or MicroCenter has anything this beautiful or well made. I paid, shipping and all, $132. It is worth every penny and not sure how they even make something of this quality for that price.

 

[nerp]

Welcome to the Lian-Li club. I have an original PC-60 USB with no upper or side exhaust. It's the essense of simplicity and has been a joy to own.

It's so nice to work with inside and has an overal timeless quality to it.

 

[Laputa]

Yes, either verticle or horizontal. All the drives are designed to be mounted either parallel or perpendicular to a fixed enclosure.

 

[StopSign]

Ok think about this for a second:

If the case only has vertical mounts, isn't it implied that hard drives work in that orientation?

 

[Fraggable]

If the best computer case builder in the market makes it with vertical slots... then I'm betting it's ok...

Dell's been mounting drives vertically and sideways for years, and a lot of SFF cases require it. Don't worry about it.

 

[corkyg]

Echo Fraggable about Dell. Several SFF cases use vertical - and many external drives are now in cases with vertical capability.

Vertical