Hitachi Travelstar 5K250 Quick Installation Manual page 3

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The drive will operate in all axes (six directions) and will stay within the specified error rates when tilted ±5
degrees from these positions. Performance and error rate will stay within specification limits if the drive is
operated in the other permissible orientations from which it was formatted. Thus a drive formatted in a horizontal
orientation will be able to run vertically and vice versa.
The recommended mounting screw torque is 0.3±0.05 Nm.
The recommended mounting screw depth is 3.0±0.3 mm for bottom and 3.5±0.5 mm for horizontal
mounting.
The user is responsible for using the appropriate screws or equivalent mounting hardware to mount
the drive securely enough to prevent excessive motion or vibration of the drive at seek operation or
spindle rotation.
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