what kind of hard drive is this?

[3m00]

It has 21 pins, then a seperator, then 6 pins with 2 covered, a seperator, then 4 bigger pins. Is it IDE or SCSI, or some other standard (its from '95)? I got it from a friend, and I'm starting to comtemplate how I might interface it with an old motherboard or something.

[Saptech]

I think SCSI uses 50 pins, and normal IDE uses 40 pins, those 6 pins should be for jumping purposes and the 4 should be your power plugin.

So I'm not sure what you have their...maybe someone else will know.

What is name of drive, goto their website and look it up!

JUst a thought.

[2damncommon]

Isn't finding info on unknown hardware fun?
Saptech is right. If there is a brand name, their website is the place to start. Otherwise try combinations of anything you can find written on the drive in Google.
The first thing I usually do with an old drive is find drive info (mostly jumper settings and size if unknown) then run the available disk utility program to confirm the drive is good.

[3m00]

Checking again, it has 41 pins. Still, I will check the manufacturer's website (if they are still alive...)

EDIT: Checking an order page from some strange site, I can tell that, yes, it is IDE. Thanks.