Autopsy Atari megafile 30

About five years ago, an atari with a monitor and a hard drive fell into my hands. The disk did not work, and the atari was used to view demos. In recent years, it has been lying and gathering dust in a corner under the table, but then the hand could not stand it, decided to see how the disk was arranged inside.

We pick up a screwdriver and rushed.

(by clicking on the photo in the original size)



First, we’ll examine the exterior. The thing is old-school, and if it weren't for dirt, it would be very pretty.
Nameplate on the front panel: For some reason, there is a slot for two finger batteries, which is not connected anywhere : There are two data sockets on the device - input and output. I wonder why such a trick? Input: And output with power and Power button:

















Shildik tells us that sowing a device with a German bias: When I studied at the university, students joked about Zavkaf that he even has a jacket “property of the University of Stuttgart” on his jacket :) Technical and material assistance :) Unscrew all the bolts and see how soundly it is done. Judging by the amount of iron covering the “stuffing”, the device may well survive a nuclear explosion: Remove the protective cover: On the right, above is the power board, under it is a controller, and near the miracle of disk building is a 30 megabyte sigate. Controller marking: The warranty sticker on the disc is intact :) What is very funny is that the disc is inserted with a socket under the slot, which is not visible from the outside.

























Felts of sigheit were delivered like that, felts is such a cunning plan - I did not understand. An interesting solution for wiring the Winchester board: Previously, I did not disassemble the HDD, but judging by the photos I saw, this solution is no longer applied. The heads are attached to the motor using two metal strips that are wound / unwound when the motor rotates, turning the head block. The general plan of the Winchester: And this thing is similar to the air filter. It stands inside the hard drive, against the wall, and seems to be designed to capture dust. Surprisingly, everything gathered and went back under the table. There was even an idea to use the case for the likeness of a nettop, but so far there is neither time nor need. Yes, and it will take a long time to wash it.
























If interested, you can conduct the execution of the machine itself, to which it was connected.