Is at least 5400 rpm to 7200 rpm, full count heads/platters models, IDE/PATA interface. from 500MB onwards to around 20GB?
This is for my vintage computers like Compaq 386, 486 and pentium. I am aware of capacity issues but I know what to do. For pentium up to 8GB models as well.
Thanks and cheers,
Great Northern aka Canada.
Curious why Quantum ? I have had good luck with Seagates, WD's and Maxtors too.
Hate posting a reply and then have to edit it because it made no sense 😁 First computer was an IBM 3270 workstation with CGA monitor. Stuff: https://archive.org/details/@horun
Back in the day, I had worked on computers for few stores working jobs so I knew what hard drives are good to get for.
Now in the present like today:
Quantum easier to get in small capacities and price is just right. I had good experience with them before, good performance.
Samsung can be had as well. IBM drives yes but little expensive.
WD had bad period in early days up to 3 platters voice coil actuator models (WDACxxxx).
Maxtor is little harder to get and makes unique squeak (nervous) every time platters starts to turn, too few low capacity size.
Seagate too many and hard to find models without online database so can choose the models in the ebay search. Trouble is, I don't have good online database to use.
Cheers,
Great Northern aka Canada.
Quantum was purchased by Maxtor which, in turn, was purchased by Seagate which still has some Quantum docs on their website .
This is probably not as complete as what you were looking for .
Example for
Quantum Fireball TM series : https://www.seagate.com/files/staticfiles/max … _tm_jumpers.pdf
Quantum Fireball SE series : https://www.seagate.com/files/staticfiles/max … ata_jumpers.pdf
Quantum Fireball EX series : https://www.seagate.com/files/staticfiles/max … ata_jumpers.pdf
Quantum Fireball AS series :https://www.seagate.com/files/staticfiles/max … duct_Manual.pdf
EDIT:
See also the quantum.com archived web site :
Use https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://quantum.com/* and search for files :
Examples :
http://www.quantum.com/products/archive/fireb … l_540_specs.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20010110061300/ht … ll_el_specs.htm
Have fun!
pentiumspeed wrote on 2020-06-18, 01:15:Back in the day, I had worked on computers for few stores working jobs so I knew what hard drives are good to get for.
IBM drives yes but little expensive.
IBM never made an HD afaik, they rebranded many other companies they contracted just like HP did. My IBM 200mb scsi is actually a WD, don't forget that nearly all the HD in original IBM's XT's were Seagates.
darry wrote on 2020-06-18, 01:19:Quantum was purchased by Maxtor which, in turn, was purchased by Seagate which still has some Quantum docs on their website .
This is probably not as complete as what you were looking for .
Have fun!
Excellent info links !
Hate posting a reply and then have to edit it because it made no sense 😁 First computer was an IBM 3270 workstation with CGA monitor. Stuff: https://archive.org/details/@horun
IBM did not only make their own HDDs for quite a while, they were even the inventor of the HDD itself.
Just late IBM drives were made unter the Hitachi/IBM HGST brand.
Even HP did their own drives during their early years.
Never seen any disk bigger than 2GB manufactured by hp.
Later HP machines used oem drives from different manufacturers.
There was a Seagate drive database in windows help format downloadable for some time.
At least most of the older drives were listed there.
eisapc wrote on 2020-06-18, 06:50:IBM did not only make their own HDDs for quite a while, they were even the inventor of the HDD itself.
Yea they called them hard files back then.
There's a glitch in the matrix.
A founding member of the 286 appreciation society.
Apparently 32-bit is dead and nobody likes P4s.
Of course, as always, I'm open to correction...😉
The quantum fireball was more a pentium era hard drive. Commonly found in pentium ll computers or newer Macs,
For the 386 and 486 common drives where from 80mb thru 410mb
Conner
Western digital
IBM
Seagate
Matrox
Maxtor
If you want that Nostalgic clicking sound from the hard drive then try the Conner ( i really like these )
If you want durability maybe the IBM or Western Digital.
Intel486dx33 wrote on 2020-06-18, 14:32:For the 386 and 486 common drives where from 80mb thru 410mb
Matrox
I have never seen a Matrox disk drive, I though they only made GPUs, can you post a link please? I suspect you mean Maxtor.
Intel486dx33 wrote on 2020-06-18, 14:32:If you want durability maybe the IBM or Western Digital.
Apart from the IBM Deathstar I guess
red-ray wrote on 2020-06-18, 14:59:I have never seen a Matrox disk drive, I though they only made GPUs, can you post a link please? I suspect you mean Maxtor. […]
Intel486dx33 wrote on 2020-06-18, 14:32:For the 386 and 486 common drives where from 80mb thru 410mb
MatroxI have never seen a Matrox disk drive, I though they only made GPUs, can you post a link please? I suspect you mean Maxtor.
Intel486dx33 wrote on 2020-06-18, 14:32:If you want durability maybe the IBM or Western Digital.
Apart from the IBM Deathstar I guess
Yes, I meant Maxtor.
The IDE IBM hard drives in my 486 PS/1 computers are very good and still work fine.
Like I said, information was lost and faded memory so I was asking about details on Quantum drives were made so many models in different models starting with slow and cheap all the way to fast ones.
I had no interest in Maxtor (their orginals).
I knew the Quantum went through several owners.
Cheers,
Great Northern aka Canada.
2 and 4gig BigFoots are working fine in my XT Turbo and 386DX25 boxes. Have done for over 6 years.
There's a glitch in the matrix.
A founding member of the 286 appreciation society.
Apparently 32-bit is dead and nobody likes P4s.
Of course, as always, I'm open to correction...😉
