IBM 5150 Pt. 2 - Seagate ST-251 MFM Hard Drive

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Published on January 7, 2025 2:00:36 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5C8uiPkEOg

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Today is a follow-up from last week's video where I started the journey of refurbishing an IBM 5150. Today in part 2, I attempt to get the Seagate ST-251 MFM hard drive working. Will I succeed?

Also, I tried to cleanup the background noise, but with the furnace, power supply fan, and the hard drive, some of it still bled through.

Previous video:
   • DOSCember 2024  - IBM 5150 Refurb, Pt. 1  

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https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/wd1002a-wx1-seagate-st-251-configuration-on-ibm-5150.80119/page-2

https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/5150_5160/hdd/1701_possibilities.htm

https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/ibm_xebec/ibm_xebec_cabling_info.htm

https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/ibm_xebec/ibm_xebec_pod.htm

https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=42004

http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/manuals/DTC 5150X - Installation Guide.pdf

https://retronn.de/hwpics/Seagate ST251 Product Manual 1987.pdf


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Timestamps:
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0:00 Intro
1:06 Some basic maintenance
2:30 First test
4:50 A crash!
5:46 Return of the 1701
8:58 Trying a low-level format
11:43 It's doing the thing!
12:22 Bad, I dare say, even naughty tracks...
13:17 FDISK
13:53 Formatting
14:36 Testing boot from the MFM drive
15:40 Future plans
17:27 Outro

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