Getting a hard drive for a Aptiva?

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PoopskinTheLiar

So, my Personal Trainer's husband (who actually worked at IBM for
about 20 years!) gave me a aptiva he owned as a birthday gift (i love
retrocomputing...okay, calling '95 machines retrocomputers is kind-of
pushing it), but he got rid of the hard drive a while ago. i can't
seem to find out what model it is, but do most aptivas use the same
kind of HD (IDE? ATA?)? it has a "designed for Windows 95" sticker on
it and the front of the case is the design where a bit of it has a
ridged texture and part of it juts out. that's really all i can say
about it as i can't seem to get a model number.

I should mention that he had a big blue ribbon taped to it when he
gave it to me. me and him were the only ones that got the visual pun
(Big Blue was, as you probably know, a nickname for IBM. a Big Blue
machine with a Big Blue ribbon).
 
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cjt

PoopskinTheLiar said:
So, my Personal Trainer's husband (who actually worked at IBM for
about 20 years!) gave me a aptiva he owned as a birthday gift (i love
retrocomputing...okay, calling '95 machines retrocomputers is kind-of
pushing it), but he got rid of the hard drive a while ago. i can't
seem to find out what model it is, but do most aptivas use the same
kind of HD (IDE? ATA?)? it has a "designed for Windows 95" sticker on
it and the front of the case is the design where a bit of it has a
ridged texture and part of it juts out. that's really all i can say
about it as i can't seem to get a model number.

I should mention that he had a big blue ribbon taped to it when he
gave it to me. me and him were the only ones that got the visual pun
(Big Blue was, as you probably know, a nickname for IBM. a Big Blue
machine with a Big Blue ribbon).
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Any IDE drive less than 120 GB should work. I think they came with
drives in the 8 GB range (at least that's what my neighbor's has).
 
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PoopskinTheLiar

Any IDE drive less than 120 GB should work.  I think they came with
drives in the 8 GB range (at least that's what my neighbor's has).
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Ah, IDE plug does appear to match. will i strictly need to be getting
a drive cage too? it doesn't appear that there's anywhere inside the
case to mount the drive...
 
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Rod Speed

PoopskinTheLiar wrote

Did your 'parents' all you that ?

It should be on the back near where the power cord plugs in.
Documentation here
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/s...s/browseByProductLandingPage.vm&validate=true
Yes.
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Ah, IDE plug does appear to match.
Yep.

will i strictly need to be getting a drive cage too? it doesn't
appear that there's anywhere inside the case to mount the drive...
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Yes, should be able to find something appropriate on ebay etc.
 
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PoopskinTheLiar

PoopskinTheLiar wrote

Did your 'parents' all you that ?


It should be on the back near where the power cord plugs in.
Documentation herehttp://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?brandind=11&fam...


Yes, should be able to find something appropriate on ebay etc.
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Aww, son-of-a! i only had enough money for the hard drive!
 
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PoopskinTheLiar

Aww, son-of-a! i only had enough money for the hard drive!
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Sorry to double post, but the machine MIGHT have a drive cage in it.
it has something to hold the CD and floppy drives in...
 
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cjt

PoopskinTheLiar said:
Ah, IDE plug does appear to match. will i strictly need to be getting
a drive cage too? it doesn't appear that there's anywhere inside the
case to mount the drive...
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As I recall, on hers the hard drive mounts on the same frame as the
floppy drive (underneath it). Look for some holes spaced the same
as hard drive screws.
 
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cjt

PoopskinTheLiar said:
Sorry to double post, but the machine MIGHT have a drive cage in it.
it has something to hold the CD and floppy drives in...
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Yes, as I recall the hard drive mounts to that same contraption.
It's been a while since I've had my neighbor's apart, but I seem
to recall it swinging out.
 
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Rod Speed

cjt said:
Yes, as I recall the hard drive mounts to that same contraption.
It's been a while since I've had my neighbor's apart, but I seem
to recall it swinging out.
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If you put the model number into the url above, it should tell you that detail in the service manual.
 
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PoopskinTheLiar

If you put the model number into the url above, it should tell you that detail in the service manual.
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That's actually part of the problem -- I can't find the model number!
on my PS/2s you have that little emblem that says "IBM PS/2 P70 386"
or "IBM PS/2 l40SX".

(By the way, thanks for all the help, guys!)
 
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Rod Speed

That's actually part of the problem -- I can't find the model number!
on my PS/2s you have that little emblem that says "IBM PS/2 P70 386"
or "IBM PS/2 l40SX".
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There should be something like 3765 on the back near where the power cord plugs in.

There should also be a number on the mainboard inside too, tho that one isnt as easy to use.
(By the way, thanks for all the help, guys!)
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No problem, thats what these technical newsgroups are for.
 

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