-=> Quoting Pascal Schmidt to Leonard Erickson <=-

 PS> Hi Leonard! :-)
 
 LE> Only orientations I've ever seen ruled out were
"faceplate" pointing 
 LE> up or down. In that position, the heads are fighting gravity. 
 
 LE> Upside down shouldn't be a problem.
 PS> Well, however, if a drive goes bad and I want to ask the manufacturer
 PS> for a replacement, I better follow the instructions, and if they say
 PS> upside down is not okay... ;) 

True enough. I was going by what Seagate and Western Digital used to
say about their drives.
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