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From: cyamamot@aludra.usc.edu (Cliff Yamamoto)
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Subject: Re: What is a PS/2 30/286 hard disk?
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Date: 22 Aug 90 20:12:04 GMT
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In article <38332@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> ss@sprite.Berkeley.EDU (Srinivasan Seshan) writes:
>From the specs i have seen on the 30/286.  I believe the interface for the
>hard drive is st-506.  However IBM uses a modified connector for the drive.
>I also """heard""" that it is possible to wire up the connector (if your
>really confident in yourself  ;-)  ) so that you can attach a regular
>ST-506 drive.

Well can anyone with the tech manual for the PS/2 30-286 tell us what
signals are on each pin for the hard-disk connector?

--Cliff