• LouisGarbuor
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    10 months ago

    If you put the empty side towards the top of the machine, that works first try 95% of the time. For desktops, the top of the machine is motherboard side up.

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      10 months ago

      That only works if the pc is laying on the long side; most modern pc cases are made to stand only on the short side; kind of a bummer for people like me that still have a desk made to have the pc under the monitor

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        10 months ago

        That is what I meant. With desktops that are short side down, the motherboard side with the CPU socket, PCIe slots, etc. should be considered as upwards

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        10 months ago

        Yeah but cant you just remember the orientation of your USB porta after having used them for a couple of years?