phupp@warwick.ac.uk (S Millington) (11/29/90)
I just got, free, an old WP with a hard drive inside of it. The drive is
labelled:
Seagate ST-412
It looks like it is a 5.25" size. Does anyone have any info on this drive,
capacity, heads, type - MFM/RLL/etc. The only close match I can find on
sale is a 1.2GB ST-41200N : this is an _old_ WP, not the same drive methinks!
I am trying to interface this to a PC. Thanks in advance.
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> > I just got, free, an old WP with a hard drive inside of it. The drive is >labelled: > > Seagate ST-412 > Well, WPs are pretty old in general, but one with a ST-412 puts you in the dark ages. :) >It looks like it is a 5.25" size. Does anyone have any info on this drive, >capacity, heads, type - MFM/RLL/etc. The only close match I can find on >sale is a 1.2GB ST-41200N : this is an _old_ WP, not the same drive methinks! Well, feel free to try to get it to format to 1.2GB but don't expect it. :) So, the answer is: close, but no ceegar! :) The ST-412 is a very old HD, so old in fact that I wouldn't recommend putting it to any real use. I believe that it is a 5MB drive, but I could be wrong and it could be a whopping big 10 megger. :) >I am trying to interface this to a PC. Thanks in advance. No problem, it is just like any other seagate, except it is lots smaller. It is MFM, 5 or 10 MB, 4 heads (I think). > >***************************************************************************** >* Stuart Millington * "A Mind Is A Terrible Thing, Remember * >* UUCP:...!mcsun!ukc!warwick!phupp * That." - David Bryan, Bon Jovi * Charles_K_Hughes@cup.portal.com