Any one of you have is harddrives mouted vertically??
If yes, 4 how long do you have them mouted this way and do you notice any difference in the drive operation... strange noises, corrupted data, etc? Is it safe? I like to know this cause i want to mout my H.D's vertically, so i really appreciate anything you have to say about this subject. Thx in advance.

All Dell PCs have their HDDs mounted vertically so I'm sure its fine. Plus I have heard from friends that you can mount HDDs any way you want; upside down, vertically, diagonally etc.... Just position it whichever way fits best in your case. ;)

I am not so sure how good is vertical positioning,but can say few words about upside down.I had two Seagate Barracudas that died after about 6 months being in upside down position,so you now what not to do.No meter what choice you make,be smart and always do backup copies ;)

In my server all 8 HD's are vertical and I have never had a problem. Plus, its on 24/7.

mine is!

Me left it hanging for a few weeks and now got lots of bad sectors...and its these bad sectors and heat that makes the noises

Got a 4 year old vertically mounted HD that been in use 24/7. The contents on it has even been cloned. No problems!

HDD orientation makes NO difference. If you experience problems, the drive is either defective when you bought it, or operating conditions caused it. Heat causes more failures than anything, but electric fluctuation can be just as bad. Bad sectors are usually caused by rough handling of the HDD at some point since manufacture. Since most HDD's are shipped, bad scetors are gonna happen. If a jolt allows the head to touch the platter, there will be damage.....period.

I have had HDDs in basically all positions... even hanging down and swinging... no problems... but they where like that for no more than a month

Although now my HDD are horizontally mounted.. But before some months when i had another Cabinet.. It was Vertacally mounted for almost 5 yrs :P So i guess u dont have to worry about that :D

yeah i have external hard drive that stands on its side, no problems