[olug] Old Dell 20GB laptop HDD...

[Obi-Wan]

> To do this, I need a close match.  Here are the specs of the current drive:
>  * Hitachi DK23DA-20 (20GiB HDD)
>  * ~ 5 years old
>  * Firmware: 2JA0G0.
> 
> If anyone has one that's even a Hitachi from the same line (but different
> size and/or firmware), let me know.   It's only 20GB so it'll probably be
> one in the bottom of a box somewhere if you have one. :-)

I have a 10GB IBM Travelstar (model DJSA-210) from Nov 2000.  Didn't
IBM sell all their drive manufacturing facilities to Hitachi?
Something in the drive rattles when you flip it upside down, so I bet
the mechanics of the drive are toast.  It also has a bent interface pin.

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