Western Digital Caviar (AC2420-00H)

Brand: Western Digital
Series: Caviar
Model: AC2420-00H
Size: 419.5 mB
Interface: IDE
MFG Date: 09-07-1994
Spindle RPM: 3,300
Firmware: 06.16K25
Serial #: WD-wt2680847269
Status: OK - Passes surface test
Other info: n/a

 

Maxtor 7000 (7213SR)

Brand: Maxtor
Series: 7000
Model: 7213SR
Size: 205.6 mB
Interface: SCSI (50 Pin)
MFG Date: 04-26-1993
Spindle RPM: 3,551
Firmware: 7442
Serial #: B10Z1JDS
Status: OK - Passes surface test with some slow sectors
Other info: n/a

DEC RZ28-E "Made In U.S.A."

Apparently made in the U.S.A. in the year 1994.

Test PC

Rescued from being scrapped, this is the PC I use to test all of my hard drives. It is capable of testing any kind of PATA, SATA, or SCSI drive (not including SAS). I swapped out the original Pentium D CPU for a Pentium 4 to lower operating temperatures.

Brand: Dell
Series: Optiplex
Model: GX620
MFG Date: December, 2005
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 640 @3.20GHz *originally a Pentium D 820 @2.80GHz
RAM: 2.0GB DDR2
HDD: 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax 10 (6L080M0) *identical to the one in my collection
OS: Windows 7 Enterprise 32-Bit SP1
Storage Controllers: SATA II, Ultra-ATA 100, Adaptec SCSI card 19160

U10, Deskstar 180GXP, and DiamondMax Plus 8

These three hard drives have bitten the dust. I have found a replacement for the 180GXP, but the other two I must keep searching for.

Seagate U10 (ST310212A):

Hitachi GST Deskstar 180GXP (IC35L120AVV207-0):

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 (6E040L0):