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From: jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau)
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Subject: Re: What kind of interface is this hard drive?
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Date: 3 Jun 90 01:16:03 GMT
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ccastje@prism.gatech.EDU (John Adair) writes:
>What kind of controller uses a (36pin?) connector at the hard drive
>end of the cable (not a card edge).  There's only one cable running
>from the controller to the hard drive (besides power) and it looks the
>same on both ends.  It's a 3 1/2 drive (40 meg) with no sign of manufacturer
>on it.  I think it uses RLL, but I'm not positive.  
>
>(Don't blame me, my roommate bought it)

It seems to me that you're unsure of the number of pins.  If it's 40-pin, then
it's an IDE.  If it's 50-pin, then it's a SCSI.  Note these are general rules
of thumb and don't take into account the hard drive vendors that "dare to be
stupid."

Do you have a model number on it?
 
     // JCA

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