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From: vanden@studsys.mu.edu (vandenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Can You Identify This Hard Drive?
Keywords: ST251-1
Message-ID: <250@studsys.mu.edu>
Date: 3 Oct 88 07:47:49 GMT
References: <18428@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU>
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In article <18428@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> sld@beach.cis.ufl.edu () writes:
>I need some help!
>I just bought a Seagate ST 251-1 40MB 28ns drive by mail order but while I paid
>the 251-1 price I'm not convinced that I got a 251-1.  The problem for me is
>that there is another Seagate drive of the same capacity and nearly the same
>model number, namely the "ST 251" with 40ns access time.  The side of the drive
>that I received is labeled "ST 251" and the top is labeled "ST 251 MLC-1".
>Now, is the designation ST 251-1 a contraction for ST 251 MLC-1 or not?
>
>Steven L. Davis  Internet: sld@beach.cis.ufl.edu

I recently had the same question at the store where I work.  After talking to
tech support at our distributor, he confirmed what you suspect.  The drive
"ST 251 MLC-1" is indeed the ST 251-1.  I don't know if you want to call it a 
contradiction but that's just the way Seagate has decided to do it.  The regularST 251 is labeled "ST 251 MLC-0".  If you still don't believe them(or me :-))
just run a hard disk test program.  One of the many is CORETEST from Core
Manufacturing(?).  It not only works with their drives but also with most 
others.  This will tell you what the access time is.  Hope this helps.

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