Second channel: Testing five (probably broken) hard cards #autopsy (Patreon)

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2024-08-09 20:28:57

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2024-08

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Hello my patrons! Next up on the second channel, I found five ISA hard cards (hard drive and controller on a single card) in a box and I wanted to see if any of these cards work anymore. I've found that all hard cards are notoriously unreliable, so join me on an adventure of IO conflicts, flaky hardware and things failing right before our eyes.

In other news, I am going to have a table at VCF Midwest in Chicago next month! I think I am going to throw a poll on Patreon to see what I should bring to the event. I'll by flying, so it has to be small things that'll fit in my luggage. Luckily I won't need monitors or things like that as I'll be calling on friends to bring those for me. (Local friends) Are there any machines I have that would be cool to see that I can stuff in a bag?

Thanks for all your support!

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Test and try: Five (probably broken) hard cards #autopsy

These hard drives on a stick .. err card ... are notoriously unreliable. I found five in a box of stuff, is it possible any of these work? -- Info 0:00 Intro 8:55 Testing all the cards 1:17:34 Autopsy of the Western Digital Filecard Plus Hardcard 20 Plus Hardcard 40 Mountain 20mb Drivecard Western Digital Filecard Quantum Hardcard EZ 85 -- Video Links Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store: https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/ Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement Adrian's Digital Basement (Main Channel) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE5dIscvDxrb7CD5uiJJOiw My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories -- Tools Deoxit D5: https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1 http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) https://amzn.to/3a9x54J Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0 Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/ Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: https://amzn.to/3adRbuy TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853 EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/ DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672 Magnetic Screw Holder: https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971 RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) http://www.retrotink.com/ Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184 Heat Sinks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8 --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino