CDC 9" PA5N1F15 drive head locking. How?

From: Bill Pechter <pechter_at_pechter.dyndns.org>
Date: Mon Jun 19 20:45:50 2000

> > BTW, according to the label, this is an FSD drive - is this
> > the type of interface, or do I actually have an SMD drive?

It's SMD...
>
> I belieeeeve that FSD's are just small SMD's. They seemed
> to have the same cabling as I recall.

Yup...

> I couldn't find info on the PA5G1M anywhere so I found another
> number on the unit, "97150-340 FSD-340" and that seeked
> to a Seagate (guess they bought out CDC SMD's), here:
> http://www.mm.mtu.edu/drives/seagate/smd/st6344j.txt
> Here it says this FSD is a SMD. Perhaps your drive is there...
> first get the other model number.

Seagate purchased the CDC disk drive unit (Magnetic Peripherals Inc,)
back around 5-8 years ago I think... (the are same folks who did -- I
think -- all the MPI floppies as well as the 9766, Wren etc. I'm
installing two Wren 9gb SCSI's right now.)

>
> And we wonder why we subscribe to this list.

Nostalgia.

>
> John A
>
>
>


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