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Compu's Conquests
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Nice! I hope to get one some day. Beautiful.
You may be in luck! I can't really find a good spot for it in the garage, and I already have one if I ever do need it. There are some blemishes to the front of the screen. I will upload more pictures if you are interested.
What model is it? I get nervous about shipping them though, because of the arm.
It's bootable, yes.
As I get some things out of the way and get back around to restoring the Portable, will it take a standard 50 pin Quantum drive? I know the ribbon cable is 32 pin or something like that at one end, but does it have 50 pin at the other end? I haven't had time to look at it again, so I am not sure what to expect.
Yeah, it needs to be cleaned up a bit. After I tinned the wires they wouldn't fit in the hole. When the wires weren't tinned they just spread apart when I tried to get them in the hole. In order to fix it I need three hands, one to melt the solder, the other to hold the board, and the other to push the wire through.
That's a Velociraptor 10,000 RPM drive!
for a few years WD made the Raptor series. Not sure what the market intention was, and I do remember them being on the market.
But, I dont know if they still make them, I doubt it.
Personally, I thought they were made for the gaming crowd. Why? Well at the time, clear case PCs, with tons of lights and neon CCFLs, etc were all the rage, whereas its not much anymore. Ill admit it, at one time I thought a PC with plexiglass covers and tons of lights were cool, and nowadays, I dont really care.
These drives were made during that time period.
But, I dont know if they still make them, I doubt it.
Personally, I thought they were made for the gaming crowd. Why? Well at the time, clear case PCs, with tons of lights and neon CCFLs, etc were all the rage, whereas its not much anymore. Ill admit it, at one time I thought a PC with plexiglass covers and tons of lights were cool, and nowadays, I dont really care.
These drives were made during that time period.
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I don't really understand people's need to do this. I never have.
If I want to see a computer's innards, I'll take the cover off. But most of the time, I prefer to keep it sealed up and hidden with solid/non-transparent side panels. I think it looks cleaner and more professional that way.
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If I want to see a computer's innards, I'll take the cover off. But most of the time, I prefer to keep it sealed up and hidden with solid/non-transparent side panels. I think it looks cleaner and more professional that way.
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