Hard Drive Bible, 8th edition

From: Matt Pritchard <MPritchard_at_EnsembleStudios.com>
Date: Mon Oct 20 15:04:54 1997

Due to network problems, anyone who send me e-mail this weekend saying
"I want one", please resend as I did not get it (or any other mail).

-Matt Pritchard
Graphics Engine and Optimization Specialist


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Pritchard [SMTP:MPritchard_at_EnsembleStudios.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 1997 2:47 PM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: RE: Hard Drive Bible, 8th edition
>
> To help with questions I've asked, here's some info the Hard Drive
> Bible
> book.
> -----
> It says July, 1996. It seems to cover older drives, up to the first
> one
> and two gig drives. in the "hard drive peramters" chapters for
> example:
>
> Alps America: 8 entries from 10 to 212 MB,
> Ampex: 4 entries, 5, 10, 15 , and 20 mb,
> Areal tech: 6 entries, 62 to 136mb (all IDE 2.5" notebook drives)
> ..
> BASF: 5 entires, 23, 15, 8, 10, 21mb (all MFM)
>
> etc...
>
> It's a bit PC centric.
>
> Major chapters:
> History of Disk Drives
> Interface Standards
> PRML tehcnology
> Enhanced IDE
> SCSI command reference
> What is SCSI-3?
> SCA Hot plugs
> PCI interface
> Choosing a Hard Drive and Controller
> Controller Setup and Jumpering
> Drive Setup and Jumpering
> Drive Cabling
> Low level Formatting
> DOS partitioning
> Macintosh Drive Installation
> Windows Drive Format
> Win95 Disk Format
> Novell Compsurf
> Hardware Compatibility Problems
> Common Installation Problems
> Troubleshooting
> Universal IDE parameters
> Hard Drive List
> Fine Tuning
> Hard Drive Parameters (by manufacturer)
> Controller Information (by manufacturer)
> Connector Pinouts
> Drive Jumpers
> CD-ROM
> Floppy Drives
> Optical Disk Drive Technology
> Optical Jukeboxes
> Optical Drive Specifications
> Tape Drives
> CSC benchmark tests
> Software
> System Notes
> Industry Phone List
> BBS Numbers
> Directory
> Glossary
> Index
>
>
>
> -Matt Pritchard
> Graphics Engine and Optimization Specialist
Received on Mon Oct 20 1997 - 15:04:54 BST