18 Jan
2015
18 Jan
'15
12:29 a.m.
On Sat, 17 Jan 2015, David Gesswein wrote:
Someone was using my MFM reader to read a Maxtor
XT-2190 and was having
problems. From the looks of it the heads are out of alignment. Does
anyone know if this drive has a microstep mode like some Seagates have?
I didn't find any mention in the manuals I could find.
Hi, David.
That drive has a dedicated servo surface (thus the odd number of heads).
Not sure there's any concept of microstepping in that arrangement.
I'll also second the comment about hefty power requirements. Mine just
about dim the lights in the room on spin-up.
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