Hard Disk Drive Info

Hard drive specs, parameter tables, jumper settings, OEM manuals -- this information had trading value in the 90's.

In the BBS days, this type of data was sought after. It was raw currency.

Here's a collection of text files about all manner of hard drive related info from the Megabyte days before Y2k.

Hard Drive Specifications and Data Sheets

Hard Disk Drive Data: "One Hundred Sixty Nine Different Disk Drives" (Bob Arnold, 1986)
Caviar intelligent disk drive series installation guide (Western Digital Corporation, 1992)
Hard disk CMOS settings for a number of manufacturers and models (Unknown, 1993)
Another list of drive parameters (from Alps Electric to Xebec) (Unknown, 1993)
Micropolis Quick Configuration Matrix (Ryan Ramsey, 1993)
"The official Hard Drive Data Sheet" Release 6.66 (Mike Hein, 1994)

A collection of Micropolis ESDI-interface drive specs (Micropolis, 1989-1993?)
Micropolis 1300, 1320, 1330, 1350, 1370 Series drive specs (Micropolis, 1989-1992)
A collection of Micropolis SCSI-interface drive specs (Micropolis, 1989-1994?)
A collection of Micropolis AT-interface drive specs (Micropolis, 1993?)

A collection of Seagate ESDI-interface drive specs (Seagate Technology Inc, 1990-1994?)
A collection of Seagate SMD-interface drive specs (Seagate Technology Inc, 1991)
A collection of Seagate IPI-2-interface drive specs (Seagate Technology Inc, 1991)
A collection of Seagate IPI-2-interface SSD drive specs (Seagate Technology Inc, 1991)
A collection of Seagate ST-412-interface RLL drive specs (Seagate Technology Inc, 1991)
A collection of Seagate ST-412-interface MFM drive specs (Seagate Technology Inc, 1991)
A collection of Seagate SCSI-interface drive specs (Seagate Technology Inc, 1991-1994)
A collection of Seagate PCMCIA Solid State FlashCard specs (Seagate Technology Inc, 1993)
A collection of Seagate AT-interface drive specs (Seagate Technology Inc, 1991-1994)
A collection of Seagate AT Solid State FlashDrive specs (Seagate Technology Inc, 1993)

Octagon I Model KL 320/330 KL-341 OEM Manual Rev. C (Kalok Corporation, 1990)
Octagon KL-343 OEM Manual Rev. A (Kalok Corporation, 1990)
KL-341 Series SCSI Intelligent Disk Drive OEM Manual Rev. C (Kalok Corporation, 1990)
Octagon II KL-3100 OEM Manual (Kalok Corporation, 1991)
Octagon II KL-3120 OEM Manual Revision A (Kalok Corporation, 1991)

CP3020 SCSI Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision II (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1990)
CP3040 SCSI Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision II (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1990)
CP3100 SCSI Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision VI (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1990)
CP3180 SCSI Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision VI (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1990)
CP2060 SCSI Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1991)
CP30100 SCSI Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I.2 (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1991)
CP3200 SCSI Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision VI (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1991)
CP3360 SCSI Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision II.3 (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1992)
CP3540 SCSI Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision II.3 (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1992)
CP30200 SCSI Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision A (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1992)

CP2024 ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1990)
CP2034 ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1990)
CP2044 ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1990)
CP2064 ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1990)
CP2084 ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1990)
CP3184 ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I.3 (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1990)
CP3000 ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision II (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1990)
CP3044 ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision II (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1990)
CP3104 ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I.3 (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1990)
CP3204F ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I.3 (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1990)
CP3364 ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision B (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1992)
CP3544 ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision B (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1992)
CP30064 ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1992)
CP30064H ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1992)
CP30084 ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1992)
CP30084E ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I.3 (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1992)
CP30104 ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1992)
CP30104H ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1992)
CP30174E ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision I.3 (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1992)
CP30204 ATA Intelligent Disk Drive Product Manual Revision B (Conner Peripherals Inc, 1992)

Miniscribe Disk Drive specs for Models 8051A, 8225A, 8450A (MiniScribe, 1989-1992?)
A collection of Maxtor AT-interface drive specs (Maxtor Corporation, 1992?)
All Western Digital hard drive parameters (Western Digital Corporation, 1996)

Jumper Settings

Kalok KL343, KL3100, KL3120 jumper settings and CMOS setup (Kalok Corporation, 199?)
Maxtor jumper settings and designations (Maxtor, 199?)
Conner Hard Drive Jumper Orientation (Unknown, 1994?)
WD7000-ASC and WD7000-FASST Jumper Settings (Western Digital, 1994?)
Western Digital IDE Hard Drive Jumper Orientation (Unknown, 1994?)

Other

A glossary of disk and storage-related terms (Unknown, 1988?)
ST01, ST02 SCSI Host Adapter Installation Guide (Seagate Technology, 1989)
Pin Assignments and Cable Information: All Interfaces (Unknown, 1989?)
Western Digital EIDE Hard Drives Installation Guide (Western Digital, 1998)
The FAT Dilemma: Analysis and Solutions for Disk Storage Efficiency (Western Digital, 1998)