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From: cca@cs.exeter.ac.uk (Clive Carmock)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
Subject: Re: Hard drives
Message-ID: <2988@izar.cs.exeter.ac.uk>
Date: 29 Mar 91 19:39:02 GMT
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I have used an ST251-1 drive on an Archimedes using the Acorn
hard disk podule.

As far as I know most MFM drives DO use the ST506 type interface -
basically if the drive has a 20way & a 34 way connector you're
OK.

Seagate drives seem good - fast & quiet.  I have just looked
in a Seagate catalogue and both the ST151 & ST251-1 are designed
to work with an ST412 controller - which is similar to the
ST506 type controller

So I really don't think you'll have any problem with the ST151, which
is almost the 3.5" version of the ST251-1, which is 5.25" half height.



Clive Carmock

(cca@dcs.exeter.ac.uk  or  expya.UUCP)