Can I lay my computer tower down?

no it will not hurt anything you can lay it side ways if you want.. i have minez like that without the case and the ac blowing on it.. the more air your computer gets the better i runs because in that case its hot so i took of my case and i have cold air blowing on it so its always cool.

Yes, you can lay it down. Inside, there is very little difference between a 'tower' and a desktop. You should place it so that the connections at the back are at the bottom. The only problem may be if you use your CD/DVD drive (which will now be vertical). A few are made to keep the CD in place when it is in the vertical position but most are not! You should also look to see if you have any ventilation slots or grille on the side that will be uppermost. It is very important not to cover that (and also important to see that there is free airflow at the back of the computer).

There are different views. The optimist say it is ok while the pessimist thinks otherwise. Personally, I feel the main problem could be the contact/connection issue. As long as all the cards and connection are tightly secured, there should be no loose ends dangling around if the tower is laid on its side.

Hello tammyr! :-) If you do not intend to use your tower while it lays on its side i.e. you are only putting it just for having space to do your job, then, of course, there will be no problem at all. In case, you intend to use it while it lays on its side and are doing it only for short time, then I don't think there will be any serious problem either. However, it is not advisable to keep it in that position and use it for extended period of time especially when your computer manually says that it's not OK to do it. There are three main issues with tilting a computer. First, your hard disk runs on very high revolutions per minute and is usually designed to run in a specific direction (usually horizontal). Tilting the computer will eventually damage the hard disk and its functionality. Second, your optical drives will have problems too especially if it does not support vertical running of CD's/DVD's. Your CDs/DVD's may wobble, may not get properly read, and may get scratches while running vertically. Third, On some tower designs, the vents are provided on sides, so putting the tower on side will hamper cooling of your system and hence may cause problems. But, you can open the tower, remove the hard disk from it's support and lay it horizontally yourself. Same can be done with CD/DVD drive. This way, Hard disk and optical drive will be ok and will not have problems. You can also open the case and provide for cooling possibility on your own! I hope this helps! :-)

At school they have the towers laying down on their sides so they fit in the carts they move around from classroom to classroom and they have no problems with them.

Yeah of course.It won't affect anything.

yes you can lay down your computer sideways...we always do it at the office...it wont hurt your computer performance...i have officemates that wants their monitor higher and leveled on thier eyes like orami thing....so what they usually does is lay the computer down and have the monitor on top of it.