Drive Mounting; Figure 3 Mountingd - Seagate ST1000LM014 Product Manual

3.3 D M
RIVE OUNTING
You can mount the drive in any orientation using four screws in the side-mounting holes or four screws in the bottom-mounting holes. Refer
to for drive mounting dimensions. Follow these important mounting precautions when mounting the drive:
Figure 3
 Allow a minimum clearance of 0.030 in (0.76 mm) around the entire perimeter of the drive for cooling.
 Use only M3 x 0.5 mounting screws.
 Do not overtighten the mounting screws. Maximum torque: 4.0 in-lb (0.4519 N-m).
 Four (4) threads (0.080 in, 2.032 mm) minimum screw engagement recommended.
Avoid excessive drive distortion when mounting. Refer to the following specifications for stiffness/deflection information:

Top cover stiffness/deflection
Operating: no performance degradation, emitted noise,
mechanical damage, or hard errors
Non-operating: no hard errors
Figure 3 Mounting Dimensions (for standard models)
S L SSHD SATA P
EAGATE APTOP
M , R . C
RODUCT ANUAL EV
10 mm probe: 1.02kgf or
5 mm probe: 0.92kgf
20 mm probe: 2.0kgf at any point of top cover
20 mm probe: 15.0kgf at top cover edges only
15