Re: Harddrive upgrade

[danb@pro-newton.cts.com (Dan Brown)]

In <29jjvg$n31@news.ysu.edu> ag471@yfn.ysu.edu (Eric S. Ford) writes:

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>I'm hoping to upgrade my 20Meg harddrive to something (anything) with
>greater capacity.  I would like to simply remove the existing mechanism
>from the case and install a new one, saving me the cost of a new power
>supply etc.  As I understand it, this is a simple process (looks simple

        You understand correctly.

>to me anyway).  My current drive is a CMS20 which uses a Seagate
>mechanism.  I am assuming I can replace that with another Seagate as the
>simplest approach.  What other options should I explore?  I saw an ad

        You assume incorrectly.  Instead of a Sleazegate, buy a Quantum;
they're lots faster, lots more reliable.  170 megs go for about $200 new. 
You'll also need an adapter to mount the 3.5 drive in the case that's
probably set up for a 5.25 drive.

>for some MFM mechanisms but I don't know if those would be compatible.

        No; you want a SCSI mechanism.  MFM is _OLD_ and incompatible.

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