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Can I lay a G5 tower on its side?
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:27 am
by emulatorloo
It would be better for me to lay it on its side like a desktop machine rather than as a tower.
Additionallly, in the old days conventional wisdom was if you were going to change the orientation of a machine (desktop to tower, vice versa) you should reformat the drive in the new intended position.
Is that something I have to worry about?
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:52 pm
by James Steele
Funny you mention this... I was wondering the same thing about my G5 2.3DP. I think some of the audio workstation furniture out there might be designed this way.
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:06 pm
by Dwetmaster
That would exclude putting any CD/DVD in it then I guess...
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:46 pm
by MIDI Life Crisis
You can, indeed, run a computer in nearly any angle and the only real issue (as mentioned earlier) is inserting disks in the CD-DVD drive. In fact, there are some after market products to rack mount a G5...
http://www.custom-consoles.com/Rackmount-Mac-g5.php
http://www.custom-consoles.com/images/g ... ay_005.jpg
Pretty good deal at about $225 (presumably for the tray only)...
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:57 pm
by James Steele
MIDI Life Crisis wrote:
I'm sorry... was that me just drooling on my computer keyboard!
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:56 am
by Jim
MIDI Life Crisis wrote:the only real issue (as mentioned earlier) is inserting disks in the CD-DVD drive
Many of the drive trays have notches on the perimeter to hold disks in a vertical position for this very reason.
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:37 am
by MIDI Life Crisis
Jim wrote:MIDI Life Crisis wrote:the only real issue (as mentioned earlier) is inserting disks in the CD-DVD drive
Many of the drive trays have notches on the perimeter to hold disks in a vertical position for this very reason.
Never noticed, but you are (of course) correct! Thanks.