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    Fireball ST Mounting Guidelines 3.5 inch Form Factor Drive Mounting Mounting Screw Tap Locations The mounting holes on Quantum 3.5-inch form factor hard disk drives allow the drive to be mounted in any orientation. The figure provided identifies the location of the three mounting holes found on each side of the drive and the four mounting holes fou[...]

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    Fireball ST fireball_st_mounting.pdf 2 of 2 Ventilation Quantum 3.5-inch hard disk drives operate without the n eed of an additional system cooling fan, provided the ambient air tem perature does not exceed 131°F ( 55°C). Clearance from the dri ve to any other surface above and below must be a minimum of 1/16 inch (1.25 mm) to allow airflow.[...]