3.6DRIVE MOUNTING AND INSTALLATION

Drive mounting orientation, clearance, and ventilation requirements are described in the following subsections.

3.6.1Orientation

The mounting holes on the Maxtor Atlas 10K V hard disk drive allow the drive to be mounted in any orientation. Figure 3-6shows the location of the three mounting holes on each side of the drive. The drives also can be mounted using the four mounting hole locations on the PCB side.

All dimensions are in millimeters. For mounting, #6-32 UNC screws are recommended.

Figure 3-6Mounting Dimensions Maxtor Atlas 10K V Drives

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3-21