Hard drive standing vertically

[aye29]

I have a hard drive in an external enclosure. I want to save space so I have the enclosure positioned vertically on its side. Is it bad for a hard drive to be standing vertically on its side?

 

[wannabe_hacker]

Well, my one hard drive is standing vertically. But it's internal. I don't think it makes a difference though.

 

[mikesgroovin]

Correct, you won't lose any performance by standing the HDD up vertically.

 

[killians45]

but the data may fall to the bottom of the HDD and if your not careful, it may leak out of any cracks in the seam of the HDD. j/k

 

[koldapu]

its like a cdrom drive . . .

some thin computers have it vertical, but i havnt seen much difference in speed, if any

 

[aye29]

Thanks for the replies, I have it standing vertically right now. It also seems to dissipate heat better when standing vertically.

 

[Blind_Arrow]

Wont bring difference, do sa u like, even invert it .