Re:ST3000DM001
by b3lvedere on Monday June 07, 2021 @05:47AM
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I remember a time when Compaq used the Quantum Bigfoot (5.25" harddrive) in their workstations. They were noisy and slow. They were also mounted upside down. The failure rate was very high.
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Ahh, the Quantum Bigfoot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_Bigfoot
A massive drive. I worked in computer retail at the time, and I lost count of how many customers brought their Compaq Presarios in, DOA, and one of those drives inside.
We'd sell them a new hard drive off the shelf, install it and send them on their way (they were out of warranty, of course).