Hello, I was wondering if it is OK to mount a HDD upside down? I have run out of room and the only space available is at the bottom of the HDD cage, where another cage could be screwed on. Problem is I dont have another cage, however the HDD could be screwed on, except it would be upside down (circuit board on top, stick facing down) would this present problems? Thank you

This is probably not recommended. I've read that Hard disk drives are mainly tested at the manufacturers the right way up. The reliability of the disk could be affected by mounting it the wrong way up. I wouldn't do it, because it's a real pain when you lose data from your HDD. Shaun Asus A7A266 266FSB Athlon PX 1800+ 512MB DDR266 60GB Deskstar

I think i need to buy a lottery ticket. the rubbish down the street has an old PC that is pretty smashed up. Inside i found a drive cage which ive just quickly unscrewed and it fits perfectly to the joints at the end of my current cage. How good is that! Also the fan blows right past it, so the HDD will get some good cooling too. This has worked out excellent! Thank you Shaun for your input.

I've mounted a HDD in that configuration and never had a problem after more than 5 years of use.

I'd be considering myself lucky if that was my HDD badboy!! Asus A7A266 266FSB Athlon PX 1800+ 512MB DDR266 60GB Deskstar

I don't think it's luck. I think it's the way HDDs are designed.

Bygones. I base my view on the fact that manufacturers do not do nearly as much testing of their HDD's upside-down. Data is too valuable to play around with the suggested default orientation. Shaun Asus A7A266 266FSB Athlon PX 1800+ 512MB DDR266 60GB Deskstar