Re: Just got a possible prototype Widget disk - any special considerations?

I wasn't sure either, and also don't want to make a permanent change if possible :)

I just took a bunch of pictures, they are viewable here: https://picasaweb.google.com/113574813556450463594/PrototypeAppleWidgetDrive#

I added captions to point out the differences.

Pictures of my machine's original drive are viewable here: http://compu85.homeip.net/stuff/lisa/Drive%20Cage/

I took those shortly after I got the machine, hard to believe I've had it 10 years!

Thanks,

-J

On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 2:55 PM, Shirl Casner <shirlgato_at_email.domain.hidden> wrote:

> Hi Jason,
>
> Sounds interesting. Can you email some photos of this drive?
>
> I can't say if it would be good or bad to try this drive with another
> drive's controller. Others on this list with more hardware experience I
> think would be able to hopefully provide a good answer here. If this was my
> drive, I would be very hesitant to swap controllers since not sure how
> compatible the controller would be. I could easily see a situation where
> the older drive had a different electrical design which was incompatible
> with newer drives. FWIW, I would base this suggestion on the Hippocratic
> oath of "do no harm".
>
> Regards,
> David Craig
>
> ===
>
> On December 29, 2014, at 12:24 PM, Jason Perkins wrote:
>
> > I recently picked up what might be a prototype Widget disk. What makes
> me question it?
> > -No apple serial number sticker on the front, instead a 4 digit SN is
> written in pen (my other 2 widgets have 5 digit SNs on an Apple sticker)
> > -The Read/Write and Servo boards are different part numbers than my
> other 2 drives
> > -The MotherBoard has green edge connectors vs. the black on my other 2
> drives
> > -There are the remains of a warranty sticker on the side of the drive
> where my 2 others have no sticker
> > -The heatsink on the Servo board was trimmed
> > -There was no controller included with the drive and I don't see witness
> marks on the Servo board from one being screwed in
> >
> > I was going to pop in the controller from one of my other drives and see
> what happens. However, if there is anything "interesting" on the drive I
> don't want to risk damaging / erasing it. Are there any special steps I
> should take?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --
> > Jason Perkins
>

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