Is it ok to put a flat case on end?

[Guest]

My system is in a case that lies flat. It would save me a lot of space, though, if I could flip it on end. But, is that bad for a system?

 

[Lucol]

Nope, no problem at all, except that you might have trouble trying to stick a CD in your CD-ROM, other than that, it's the same thing.

 

[Guest]

Great! Thanks!

 

[Kodiak]

of course, if you hear rattling and things dropping when you flip it - then ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! 🙂

 

[Guest]

LOL, Ok.

 

[Sojourn]

You can also scope around for CD-ROM drives that will accept sitting sideways. They dispense with the tray and use a mechanism much like your car CD player instead. We have them installed on several of our rack mounted servers and they work nicely.

 

[Crashman]

Many newer CD-ROMs have tabs in the corners of the tray that can be pivoted outward for just such an occasion (now the rest of you know what they are for!)

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