Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Quantum Fireball (540S)

Brand: Quantum / Apple
Series: Fireball
Model: 540S
Size: 542.9 mB
Interface: SCSI (50 Pin)
MFG Date: 1995
Spindle RPM: 5,400
Firmware: 1Q09
Serial #: FB50S029
Status: OK - Passes surface test
Other info: Came out of a beige Mac









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









Monday, December 7, 2015

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

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