![]() ![]() I use a combination of a Compact Flash - to - IDE adapter and an 8 GB Compact Flash (CF) and make it behave like a hard disk of old. Because the motherboard, a Microstar MS-5124, supports LBA mode (Logical Block Addressing) for hard disks, things like setting up hard disks are pretty painless. I've built numerous vintage PCs in the past decade - my current one's running a Pentium 233 MMX with an ATi Rage 3D Pro. But even if you can find a working one, it probably won't be long before it fails, and it will cost you quite a bit to purchase for that small privilege. But generally speaking, the older you go the tougher it is to find good hardware - especially hard disks.įor true authenticity, I'd love nothing more than to hear an old MFM or RLL hard disk spinning up and clattering when the heads are reading. Of course it depends on what era of vintage PC computing you're shooting for. These days it's becoming much more difficult to track down a workable and reliable hard disk for vintage computing use. ![]()
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