Mounting a 2.5" HDD vertically in my desktop?

[2JZGTE]

Hi all,

I have a 5 year old 2.5" HDD from a laptop which I would like to use in my desktop, but I keep finding old threads answering my question : can I mount it vertically? I have the Corsair 540 air with the SSD cage, where you mount the SSD's vertically

Also it's wrapped in an aluminum foil so it's not going in place completely. It's fixed and not moving but it's protruding from the SSD cage. Should I worry about it/take the aluminum foil off?

Thanks.

 

[USAFRet]

Yes, you can mount that 2.5" HDD vertically, in the standard AIR 540 drive cage.

Take the alu foil off. That would only serve to make the drive run warmer.

 

[cilliers]

Yes, in fact, HDDs can be mounted in any way that is parallel or perpendicular to the earth's gravity, including upside down mounts.
When asked if the drive could be mounted at askew angles, some official OEM positions were:

Manufacturer Contact method Response
------- --------------------- ---------------------
WD Tech support, email 90 degrees.
Hitachi Hitachi documentation 90 degrees.
Samsung Tech support, phone 90 degrees.
Fujitsu Tech support, chat 90 degrees +-5.
Seagate Tech support, email 90 degrees preferred, but diagonal OK.
Maxtor Tech support, phone 90 degrees preferred, but in real world, whatever.

By 90 degrees, they mean vertical, horizontal, or sideways.

All lifted from here: http://www.howtogeek.com/128397/does-hard-drive-orientation-affect-its-lifespan/

 

[2JZGTE]

Thanks guys, very helpful information.
What's the purpose of the aluminum foil? Static?

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks guys, very helpful information.
What's the purpose of the aluminum foil? Static?

This came out of a laptop? Possibly heat distribution, or electrical isolation from the other components in the case.

If a 2.5" drive has issues running vertically, millions of laptops all over the world would have died when the user put it in a backpack while is was still running.

I have that same case, and had a 2.5" laptop drive in it for a while. Zero problems.

 

[2JZGTE]

Thanks. Everything is working fine!