[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: Questions about a Apple ProFile 5MB Harddisk

How do you format a ProFile on an Apple III?  This is driving me nuts.



Thanks,
Stefan





Patrick Schaefer <pa.schaefer@fz-juelich.de> wrote in message
3801ACED.7346@fz-juelich.de">news:3801ACED.7346@fz-juelich.de...
> Alberto Cavalcoli wrote:
> >
> > I have opened my ProFile drive, and I have found a big Hard Disk. I
> > think it's a MFM type, but I'm not sure, have anyone idea ?
>
> This is a Seagate ST506 mechanism with Apple electronics. You can swap
> in the mechanical parts of a ST506 or ST412 MFM drive, but then you
> will  have to format the thing, and up to now this is a big problem.
>
>
> Patrick