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To: Mark T. Heath who wrote (9732)	8/16/1998 12:22:00 PM
From: Ian@SI	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 11057

The Spec sheet for the IMAC states: Internal 4GB IDE hard disk drive Quantum has 1 4GB drive: Bigfoot TX 4000 QM504000TX-A This is a 5 1/4", 4GB, ATA-interface hard disk drive. WDC has 1 4.0GB drive: AC34000 4.0 GB Its interface is 40-pin EIDE. As the width of the DD package is only 4 inches, it's probably safe to assume that the disk platters are 3.5". Unfortunately, I don't see enough info to determine whose disk is or isn't in the IMac. I would tend to guess the WDC drive as it's physically smaller, WDC is hungrier for the business, and the IDE spec for the IMAC would use a subset of the EIDE WDC AC34000's capability. Are there any better informed people out there who can tell us with certainty? Ian.