buz
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Q: MDD 1G DP Sata HD mounts upside down

Hello,

 

I have a SATA PCI card and HD installed. There isn't a problem other than my concern that the HD mounts upside down in the lower carriage. The green board faces up which I haven't seen before.

 

Is this going to be a problem down the road?

 

Thank you

Power Mac G4, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jan 1, 2016 5:26 PM

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Q: MDD 1G DP Sata HD mounts upside down

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  • by Jeff,

    Jeff Jeff Jan 1, 2016 9:39 PM in response to buz
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    Jan 1, 2016 9:39 PM in response to buz

    I don't like an upside down mounting orientation of motor-driven hard drives, because I think it's better for the heat to dissipate off of the top cover.  The old Power Mac 8600, 9600 and beige G3 mini-towers had a hard drive carrier that mounted upside down at the top of the chassis.  In your G4 MDD, there's a cooling fan mounted in front of the (front) hard drive carrier, which should help to draw the heat away from the new drive you've installed.

  • by buz,

    buz buz Jan 1, 2016 11:34 PM in response to Jeff
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    Jan 1, 2016 11:34 PM in response to Jeff

    Jeff,

     

    First off, thanks for the reply. I knew the HD was contrary, just wasn't sure what the consequence would be. There is indeed a 120mm cooling fan next to that horizontal carrier. If I remember, I believe it's upgraded in my machine. If gravity isn't going to cause a problem, then I think I can deal with any heat issue.