Topic: Macintosh SE - does it take a normal ide hard drive? (Read 54642 times)

supernova777 · « **on:** March 26, 2014, 07:43:54 AM »

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=231184127174&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:CA:1123

just wondering if this thing takes a normal hard drive..
i dont think they used ide harddrives in 1988?
i remember the drives were huge back then..
but i cant remember if they were the same 40pin IDE interface?

i found these pages:
http://www.ccadams.org/se/index.html

but it still isnt clear if it takes a normal harddrive

supernova777 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 26, 2014, 07:48:03 AM »

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Drives that spin at 4,500 revs per minute should be OK, and experience suggests that 5,400 rpm drives up to 540MB capacity will be too

ok it seems it takes a realy low capacity scsi drive?

MacTron · « **Reply #2 on:** March 26, 2014, 10:15:51 AM »

ok it seems it takes a realy low capacity scsi drive?

I think so.

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