*Corrections:* -19:27 Interface is SATA, not IDE -20:56 Interface is SATA, not IDE -21:31 Drive is 2.5”, not 3.5” -21:56 Model number is actually ST3750330SV, not the one listed -27:07 DOM should be late 90's *Updates:* The MK0200MAT at 24:47 is now working after the rubber bumper was taped over.(albeit with a head crash) I just uploaded the inside view as a Short.
The Quantum drive in 27:08 doesn't suffer from inconsistent speed. Quantum drives speed up a little to try freeing heads when they can't read the platter correctly
They may have used a different vendor for the spindle motor. Or perhaps it was just made in a different year. Fireball's sound pretty awesome, I will agree!
That's a nice collection you've got there! Most of us don't have many early laptop drives, but you have quite a few, nice! As for the bad drives, the Toshibas apparently have a rubber bumper in them too that's why they are getting stuck. Any reason for not using the PCB of the 280 that spins and put it on the other one? (Maybe you've tried that before and it still didn't work I guess?)
I appreciate it! I find laptop drives very interesting, and I buy a lot of laptops so I end up with a lot. They're also a lot easier to store. I had heard mixed accounts of whether the Toshiba's had rubber bumpers, but someone in the server just said the bumper was the problem in theirs and they were able to fix it so I'm looking into that. May post an update if I'm able to get those fixed. As for the 280's, you guessed right. When the working PCB was installed the no spin 280 would spin up, but once it hit rotational speed, it would immediately shut off and an error light would blink. I guess it makes sense, the boards look completely different. They had different model numbers too, -32 on the older one, and -32S on the new one. I didn't think such a radically different variant would have such a similar model number.
The drives at 19:27 and 20:56 are listed as IDE when the labels state SATA and the controller board for both drives definitely have a SATA connector. Minor nitpick in the grand scheme of things given how many you tested
I knew they were SATA, just forgot to change the text(I was using a placeholder) I looked over this video a lot, and caught a lot of mistakes. Unfortunately I missed this one. Like you said, it is a lot of drives to keep track of. Thanks for letting me know!
21:56 A slight correction - the SV35.3's model is ST3750330SV, not the one you listed. The ST31000340AS corresponds to a standard Barracuda/Barracuda ES.2 1TB drive. I happen to know this since I have two ST31000340NS, which are based from the AS versions.
@@antequated.archive found a guy that sold them for cheap. i have 5 fully working ones and they do seem pretty decent. i got a lot of working ones too like quantum els, lps, alps electric and stuff like that
And the Quantum fireball ST has a very funny sound effect, I used to have a WD caviar 2340 but unfortunately I don't have it anymore, it was the first hard drive with my first computer in 1994 with Win 3.1
Yes I figured that. I couldn’t really find much info about this side of FWB’s business. I know there were other companies that sold these Toshiba drives too. I’m guessing they sold the drive to the user, and they would upgrade the computer at home or through a dealer.
Thank you! Yeah I was sad about that one too. It was in a lot of drives packed with no protection. I actually made a video about that lot. If the lot was packed properly it would’ve been a very nice drive. It’s actually quite rare too.
i love the sound of the ST351A/X because it sounds pretty interesting. the toshiba drives are a bit uninteresting. the 3 platter WDC31200 is pretty interesting though, i think its rare. the samsung voyager drives have the crazy seektest that also sounds interesting too lol
I love the ST351A/X as well, it's also my only drive with a stepper motor. It has such a cool seektest. I can see why you think the Toshibas are uninteresting, they are pretty similar. I personally like them a lot, but to each their own. I get a lot of them in laptops I have purchased. The 31200 is actually pretty common, there's one on eBay for a good price right now. When I first heard the Voyager seektest, I was pretty shocked too, it's beautifully complex.
that second Caviar 22400 doesn't have a strange seektest, some 00LA drives just sound like that. 1997 WDs have a lot of variation in the sound they make.
I thought it was strange that it sounded different from the identical drive that was produced just 2 days earlier. But yeah it is just minor variation. 1997 sure was a wild time for WD.
Quantum fireball st is a pretty good hard drive that can last for years, I still have two of them, 5.1 and 8.4 GB with Win 98 and ME, I also have the WD caviar 2850 red which is one of the best WD drives over the years and it really has a very funny sound effect, I think everyone liked the caviar 2850! if someone like me has it, let them know that they are very lucky!!!
It doesn’t seem common, there’s only a few on eBay. But it appears to have been used as an Apple OEM drive, so it’s not going to be super rare. Looks cool tho!
Is that first Conner from a PowerBook? I heard the unmistakable chime. EDIT: I'm hearing a lot of Mac chimes, so either I'm right or you're using a spare Mac to power on the drives.
Yes lol. The drives with the Mac chimes are all 40-pin SCSI. The only way to power them is to have them connected to a computer(in this case a PowerBook 145). They all were pulled from PowerBooks too.
@@antequated.archive Nice. Out of all of the 2.5" SCSI drives, those early to mid 90s IBM's will likely last forever. They're built like tanks and their quality blows Conner and Quantum out of the water.
@@redleader6442 Totally agree. It's actually insane just how much more reliable they are compared to the other brands Apple used. They practically all still work! It's kinda ironic, considering the Deskstar fiasco.
@@antequated.archive The Deskstar 75GXP was IBM's failed first attempt at glass platters, I believe. Flawed magnetic coating. The series before it was quite reliable. I have a 12GB Deskstar from '98, original to my Power Mac G3, and a '97 4.3GB Ultrastar SCSI drive in my Dell WorkStation 400. Both still work quite well.
*Corrections:*
-19:27 Interface is SATA, not IDE
-20:56 Interface is SATA, not IDE
-21:31 Drive is 2.5”, not 3.5”
-21:56 Model number is actually ST3750330SV, not the one listed
-27:07 DOM should be late 90's
*Updates:*
The MK0200MAT at 24:47 is now working after the rubber bumper was taped over.(albeit with a head crash) I just uploaded the inside view as a Short.
Our first family PC had a Quantum Fireball ST in it. Hearing that spin up sound was very nostalgic, thanks for the upload
Of course! The Fireball is a classic, one of the most iconic seektests!
Wow. These hard drives really make for some cool sound effects. It reminds me of 2009~ I had an old xp computer. Super cool
OOooooooooooh man.... gigitty... the sound... the clicks.... i just got teleported to the 80s and 90s
The Quantum drive in 27:08 doesn't suffer from inconsistent speed. Quantum drives speed up a little to try freeing heads when they can't read the platter correctly
Interesting to hear! Thanks for letting me know.
21:31 Correction: This is a 2.5" drive, not a 3.5" one.
Thanks for letting me know. I added it to the corrections comment
My Quantum Fireball ST has a completely different bearing sound and it oddly sounds nice to listen to.
They may have used a different vendor for the spindle motor. Or perhaps it was just made in a different year. Fireball's sound pretty awesome, I will agree!
That's a nice collection you've got there! Most of us don't have many early laptop drives, but you have quite a few, nice!
As for the bad drives, the Toshibas apparently have a rubber bumper in them too that's why they are getting stuck. Any reason for not using the PCB of the 280 that spins and put it on the other one? (Maybe you've tried that before and it still didn't work I guess?)
I appreciate it! I find laptop drives very interesting, and I buy a lot of laptops so I end up with a lot. They're also a lot easier to store. I had heard mixed accounts of whether the Toshiba's had rubber bumpers, but someone in the server just said the bumper was the problem in theirs and they were able to fix it so I'm looking into that. May post an update if I'm able to get those fixed. As for the 280's, you guessed right. When the working PCB was installed the no spin 280 would spin up, but once it hit rotational speed, it would immediately shut off and an error light would blink. I guess it makes sense, the boards look completely different. They had different model numbers too, -32 on the older one, and -32S on the new one. I didn't think such a radically different variant would have such a similar model number.
im high as shit and this is the best video ive ever seen
Lmao
The drives at 19:27 and 20:56 are listed as IDE when the labels state SATA and the controller board for both drives definitely have a SATA connector. Minor nitpick in the grand scheme of things given how many you tested
I knew they were SATA, just forgot to change the text(I was using a placeholder) I looked over this video a lot, and caught a lot of mistakes. Unfortunately I missed this one. Like you said, it is a lot of drives to keep track of. Thanks for letting me know!
21:56 A slight correction - the SV35.3's model is ST3750330SV, not the one you listed. The ST31000340AS corresponds to a standard Barracuda/Barracuda ES.2 1TB drive. I happen to know this since I have two ST31000340NS, which are based from the AS versions.
Thanks for letting me know! I guess I mixed it up with another one I had, because it's obviously visible on the label.
7:04 i have 4 of that drive and they all work
That's one of my favorites! Unfortunately, they are a little failure prone. How did you get so many?
@@antequated.archive found a guy that sold them for cheap. i have 5 fully working ones and they do seem pretty decent. i got a lot of working ones too like quantum els, lps, alps electric and stuff like that
Wow, that was cool😎
There are "fixes" for most of them.
True! A lot of the Toshibas have a bumper that gets the heads stuck, just repaired the MK0200MAT and it works now.
And the Quantum fireball ST has a very funny sound effect, I used to have a WD caviar 2340 but unfortunately I don't have it anymore, it was the first hard drive with my first computer in 1994 with Win 3.1
The drive labeled FWB was probably a branded upgrade drive. The company sold high-end RAID enclosures under the name "Sledgehammer".
Yes I figured that. I couldn’t really find much info about this side of FWB’s business. I know there were other companies that sold these Toshiba drives too. I’m guessing they sold the drive to the user, and they would upgrade the computer at home or through a dealer.
Good collection!!!
13:18 I really like the caviar 36400, it's a pity that it is in very bad condition.
Thank you! Yeah I was sad about that one too. It was in a lot of drives packed with no protection. I actually made a video about that lot. If the lot was packed properly it would’ve been a very nice drive. It’s actually quite rare too.
i love the sound of the ST351A/X because it sounds pretty interesting. the toshiba drives are a bit uninteresting. the 3 platter WDC31200 is pretty interesting though, i think its rare. the samsung voyager drives have the crazy seektest that also sounds interesting too lol
I love the ST351A/X as well, it's also my only drive with a stepper motor. It has such a cool seektest. I can see why you think the Toshibas are uninteresting, they are pretty similar. I personally like them a lot, but to each their own. I get a lot of them in laptops I have purchased. The 31200 is actually pretty common, there's one on eBay for a good price right now. When I first heard the Voyager seektest, I was pretty shocked too, it's beautifully complex.
in ibm deskstar's i will check connection with hard drive pcb, because something not to combine
That’s a good idea, I may try that. I have some people get success with that.
@@antequated.archive okey
Disappointed. I was ready to hear hundreds of drives spin up and down simultaneously
That would probably crash my editing software lol
Missed opportunity to mark the no-spin drives as 0 RPM lol. Very cool collection though
Thanks! I totally didn’t think of that haha
9:11 this bad boy is sitting in my collection of mid 2000 to mid 2020’s drives…
The 21600 is an awesome drive and is quite reliable as well. Hope you enjoy it!
I would have let the 80GB DiamondMax Plus 9 go through its extended seek test. Many of the DiamondMax Plus drives will do this.
Didn’t know that, I’ll check if mine does it. Could possibly upload it as a Short.
7:52 sounds like 3800 RPM to me
that second Caviar 22400 doesn't have a strange seektest, some 00LA drives just sound like that. 1997 WDs have a lot of variation in the sound they make.
I thought it was strange that it sounded different from the identical drive that was produced just 2 days earlier. But yeah it is just minor variation. 1997 sure was a wild time for WD.
Quantum fireball st is a pretty good hard drive that can last for years, I still have two of them, 5.1 and 8.4 GB with Win 98 and ME, I also have the WD caviar 2850 red which is one of the best WD drives over the years and it really has a very funny sound effect, I think everyone liked the caviar 2850! if someone like me has it, let them know that they are very lucky!!!
i have a lil question: i recently got a IBM Model DYKA-22160, is it rare?
It doesn’t seem common, there’s only a few on eBay. But it appears to have been used as an Apple OEM drive, so it’s not going to be super rare. Looks cool tho!
Is that first Conner from a PowerBook? I heard the unmistakable chime.
EDIT: I'm hearing a lot of Mac chimes, so either I'm right or you're using a spare Mac to power on the drives.
Yes lol. The drives with the Mac chimes are all 40-pin SCSI. The only way to power them is to have them connected to a computer(in this case a PowerBook 145). They all were pulled from PowerBooks too.
@@antequated.archive Nice. Out of all of the 2.5" SCSI drives, those early to mid 90s IBM's will likely last forever. They're built like tanks and their quality blows Conner and Quantum out of the water.
@@redleader6442 Totally agree. It's actually insane just how much more reliable they are compared to the other brands Apple used. They practically all still work! It's kinda ironic, considering the Deskstar fiasco.
@@antequated.archive The Deskstar 75GXP was IBM's failed first attempt at glass platters, I believe. Flawed magnetic coating. The series before it was quite reliable. I have a 12GB Deskstar from '98, original to my Power Mac G3, and a '97 4.3GB Ultrastar SCSI drive in my Dell WorkStation 400. Both still work quite well.
17:51 i got that one too