“I wanted to set the drive on its side rather than lay it flat. Would that be okay or does the drive NEED to be flat when in use ?”

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• i would find a small u shaped stand of some kind, it is not "balanced" for side use (the edge is not that thick) unless you have something to lean against or on, it looks very easy to fall over

  Answered by techguy 4 years ago

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• The drive can be in any position you want. you just want air flow and dont move it when its spinning.

  Answered by Truckguy 3 years ago

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• It should not matter if standing or flat. Logically speaking though... better heat dissipation when standing up.

  Answered by EX14TBWDDRIVE 4 years ago

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• Hello,Please know that everything that goes into WD_Black devices are specifically designed to take your game further, no matter what you play. With speeds up to 140MB/s** and up to 5TB of extra storage, the WD_Black P10 Game Drive will push your console or PC to new levels of performance. We recommend you to please contact your host device vendor support to check whether the drive will support. For more information about the drive refer to the link: http://products.wdc.com/library/AAG/ENG/4078-705157.pdf Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.

  Answered by Western Digital Team 4 years ago

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