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IBM PS/2 computer/ Hard Drive
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Name: Melissa B.
Date: July 20, 2000 at 10:09:36 Pacific
Subject: IBM PS/2 computer/ Hard Drive
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Comment: I have an old IBM ps/2 computer. An 80286 10 mhz with a 30m hard drive. I am thinking of putting a bigger hard drive in. It has the original one in it that came with the computer years ago but it is to small. My question is since it is so old, do they still make hard drives for this type of machine. The reason I'm asking because I had an old IBM AT computer & the hard drive crashed last year. When I took it to the shop to get another one installed, they said they did not make those kind of hard drive anymore.
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Response Number 1
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Name: DoOMsdAY
Date: July 20, 2000 at 10:33:14 Pacific
Subject: IBM PS/2 computer/ Hard Drive
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Reply: (edit)I very highly doubt that you will be able to find a drive for that machine. Keep checking though. Someone might have an idea. :)
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Response Number 3
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Name: JR
Date: July 20, 2000 at 13:02:20 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I very highly doubt that you won't be able to find a drive for that machine. The thing is, as IBM is involved, that it probably doesn't use IDE or something like that, but rather ST506 or some really weird interface made up solely for that computer.
But, I guess you don't need like a really huge harddrive, I mean, you aren't going to run Win95 on it, so my advice is first that you find out what hard drive interface you have, and then look around in second hand shops, flea markets, or at www.ebay.com.
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Response Number 4
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Name: DW
Date: July 20, 2000 at 16:23:01 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)There is really a whole mess of people out there using old PS/2 machines. There is still a lot of used parts for these machines floating around. At the site below click on the message board link and ask if anyone has a hard drive for sale for your model PS/2. http://www.computercraft.com
You should also post here at the Obsolete Computer Helpline
http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/helpline/helpline.html
Here are a couple of other links for PS/2s MICROCHANNEL ENTHUSIASTS PAGE / INDEX
http://members.aol.com/mcapage0/mcaindex.htm PS/2 Page | Main
http://members.tripod.com/~ps2page/ DW
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Response Number 5
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Name: Marko
Date: July 23, 2000 at 12:07:11 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I have looked all over for a hard dirve for my model 30. With no luck. The problem is that I dont really know what kind of weird interface it uses. It doesnt use SCSI and it doesn't use IDE. Its some sort of interface that caries the power for that hard drvie as well. One of the options that was suggested to me was to purchase a isa scsi card and get and external drive(s).
G'luck
Marko
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Response Number 6
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Name: tazuid
Date: July 25, 2000 at 01:24:57 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Keep in mind that you can't use drives bigger then 512 MB otherwise the bios won't reconise it .
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Response Number 7
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Name: texenterp
Date: December 15, 2000 at 11:58:03 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)
i have alot of then old hard drv & cards 4 them 20 & 40 mb u need the card 2 go with the drv
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Response Number 8
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Name: Jason
Date: February 28, 2001 at 11:32:06 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)My company specializes in hard to find, obsolete, discontinued parts. Hard drives, board level components, etc. Contact me with your requirments.
Jason @ Area 51
714-953-5151 ext.21
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