Original XT-IDE Compatibility Notes

Compatibility notes for Vintage-Computer XT-IDE Board.

Original Version

This table is reproduced from the Vintage-Computer.com wiki.

Drive MFG	Model	Capacity	Test Machine	XTIDE BIOS	Master/ Slave/ CS	Cable Type	Tester	OS	Tests run
Conner	CFA850A	813MB	zenith 8088/486	009	Master	80 pin	Hargle	MS DOS 6.22	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Conner	CFS210A	210MB	Amstrad PC 2086, XT 8MHz	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	DavideG	MS DOS 5.0	Formatted under Ms-Dos 5.00. It's recognized by bios and works, but I was not able to complete the startup sequence due to serious defects on last disk sectors. But I'm sure it's compatible since it's similar to the CP3201G.
Conner	CFS1081A	1GB	Leading Edge DC-2011	1.1.5	Master	40 pin	RWIndiana	MS DOS 6.22	Fdisk, Format, boot, basic use
Conner	CP30061	60MB	Leading Edge DC-2011	1.1.5	Master	40 pin	RWIndiana	MS DOS 6.22	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Conner	CP3201G	210MB	Amstrad PC 2086, XT 8MHz	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	DavideG	MS DOS 6.22	Boots and Works. (dos already pre loaded)
Fujitsu	MPF3204AT	30GB	zenith 8088/486	009	Master	80 pin	Hargle	MS DOS 6.22	IDentification parameter check only
Fujitsu	M2681TAM	270MB	Amstrad PC 2086, XT 8MHz	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	DavideG	MS DOS 5.0	Formatted under Ms-Dos 5.00. Boots and Works.
IBM	DJAA-31700	1.7GB	PC XT 5160	009	Master	80 pin	MBBrutman	IBM DOS 5	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
IBM	DTTA-351680	16.8GB	PC XT 5160	009	Master	80 pin	MBBrutman	IBM DOS 5	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
IBM	IC35L040- AVVA07-0	40.0GB	PC XT 5160	009	Master	80 pin	MBBrutman	IBM DOS 5	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Maxtor	7L250RO	250GB	zenith 8088/486	009	Master	80 pin	Hargle	MS DOS 6.22	IDentification parameter check only
Maxtor	DiamondMax 9 6Y080L0	80.0GB	PC AT 5170	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	snq	MS DOS 6.22	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Maxtor	90644D3	6.4GB	PC XT 5160	009	Master	80 pin	MBBrutman	IBM DOS 5	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Maxtor	52049H4	20.0GB	PC XT 5160	009	Master	80 pin	MBBrutman	IBM DOS 5	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Maxtor	5T030H3	30.0GB	PC XT 5160	009	Master	80 pin	MBBrutman	IBM DOS 5	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Quantum	Fireball SE	4.2GB	PC XT 5160	009	Master	80 pin	MBBrutman	IBM DOS 5	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Quantum	Fireball 640AT	640MB	Amstrad PC 2086, XT 8MHz	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	DavideG	MS DOS 5.0	Ms-Dos 5.00 pre-loaded. Boots and Works.
Quantum	Fireball LCT 08	8.4Gb (CHS 16383-16-63)	Amstrad PC 2086, XT 8MHz	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	DavideG	MS DOS 5.0	Ms-Dos 5.00 pre-loaded. Boots and Works.
Quantum	ProDrive ELS 127AT	127MB	IBM PC 5150, Leading Edge DC-2011	1.1.5	Master	40 pin	RWIndiana	MS DOS 6.22	FDISK, format, boot, basic use
Quantum	ProDrive LPS 52AT	52MB	IBM PC 5150, Leading Edge DC-2011	1.1.5	Master	40 pin	RWIndiana	MS DOS 6.22	FDISK, format, boot, loaded and ran programs fine
Samsung	SV0432A	4.3 Gb	Amstrad PC 2086, XT 8MHz	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	DavideG	MS DOS 5.00	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Samsung	SV0644A	6.4 Gb	Amstrad PC 2086, XT 8MHz	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	DavideG	MS DOS 5.00	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Samsung	SV2042H	20 Gb	Amstrad PC 2086, XT 8MHz	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	DavideG	MS DOS 5.00	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage (8.4G maximum size of course)
Seagate	ST3250823A	250GB	zenith 8088/486	009	Master	80 pin	Hargle	MS DOS 6.22	IDentification parameter check only
Seagate	ST310014ACE	10G	zenith 8088/486	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	Hargle	MS DOS 6.22	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Seagate	ST32122A	2012MB	zenith 8088/486	009	Master	80 pin	Hargle	MS DOS 6.22	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Seagate	ST33232A	3227MB	PC XT 5160	009	Master	80 pin	MBBrutman	IBM DOS 5	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Seagate	ST310212A	10.2GB	JUKO XT 12MHz	011	Master	80 pin	LLE	MS DOS 6.22	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Seagate	ST38410A	8.4G	Amstrad PC 2086, XT 8MHz	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	DavideG	MS DOS 5.00	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Seagate	ST38420A	8.6G	Amstrad PC 2086, XT 8MHz	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	DavideG	MS DOS 5.00	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage, but wrongly seen by Bios as 4GB (if automatic mode is selected). The disk is correctly formatted if I manually force the disks parameters (CHS 16383, 16, 63) in the XTIDE Bios.
Seagate	ST3491A	420MB	Amstrad PC 2086, XT 8MHz	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	DavideG	MS DOS 5.00	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Western Digital	Caviar 22500	2559.8MB	PC XT 5160	009	Master	80 pin	MBBrutman	IBM DOS 5	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Western Digital	WD200	20.0GB	PC XT 5160	009	Master	80 pin	MBBrutman	IBM DOS 5	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Western Digital	WD400	40.0GB	PC XT 5160	009	Master	80 pin	MBBrutman	IBM DOS 5	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Western Digitial	Caviar 2120	125MB	Leading Edge DC-2011, IBM PC 5150	1.1.5	Master	40 pin	RWIndiana	MS DOS 6.22	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Western Digitial	Caviar 21200	1222MB	zenith 8088/486	009	Master	80 pin	Hargle	MS DOS 6.22	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Western Digitial	Caviar 21000	1033MB	zenith 8088/486	009	Master	80 pin	Hargle	MS DOS 6.22	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Western Digital	WD80EB	7632MB	zenith 8088/486	009	Master	80 pin	Hargle	MS DOS 6.22	Booted. Already fdisk and formatted elsewhere.
Western Digitial	2500JB-00READ	250GB	zenith 8088/486	009	Master	80 pin	Hargle	MS DOS 6.22	IDentification parameter check only
Western Digital	Caviar 1210	210MB	Amstrad PC 2086, XT 8MHz	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	DavideG	MS DOS 6.22	Ms-Dos 6.22 pre-loaded. Boots and Works.
Quantum	LPS170A	170MB	IBM PC 5150 (late model)	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	Jorg	PC DOS 3.3, DR DOS 7.03	boots and works
Samsung	SV1203N	120GB	IBM PC 5150 (late model)	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	Jorg	PC DOS 3.3, DR DOS 7.03	Works, sees 8.4 GB
IBM	DMCA-21440 (2.5 inch)	1.3GB	IBM PC 5150	1.1.5	Master	80 wire	Holmes	MS-DOS 5.0	FDISK, FORMAT, boot, and general use
Apacer	Photo Steno Pro II (100x) CF	256MB	Tandy 1000SX	011	Master	80 pin	aitotat	Tandy DOS 3.2	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Apacer	Photo Steno Pro III (88x) CF	512MB	Tandy 1000SX	011	Master	80 pin	aitotat	Tandy DOS 3.2	[b]Only works with 256MB partition (or smaller, likely)[/b]. Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Sandisk	SDCFB-32 CF	32MB	XT clone	v1.1.0	Master	40 pin	modem7	MS DOS 6.22	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Sandisk	SDCFB-128 CF	128MB	zenith 8088/486	009	Master	80 pin	Hargle	MS DOS 6.22	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Sandisk	SDCFX-1024 CF	1G	486	011	Slave	40 pin	Hargle	MS DOS 6.22	basic usage
Sandisk	SDCFX-1024 CF	1G	zenith 8088/486	009	Master	80 pin	Hargle	MS DOS 6.22	Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage
Sandisk	SDSDB-1024 BXP	1GB	IBM 5155	1.1.5	Master	80 pin	ewige	PC DOS 3.3	Fdisk, format, boot, gaming
IBM	DTLA-305020	15.0GB	PC XT 5160	009	Master	80 pin	MBBrutman	IBM DOS 5	IDs to card but can not FDISK or read using DEBUG; is known good
Apacer	CF (no speed rating)	64MB	Tandy 1000SX	011	Master	80 pin	aitotat	Tandy DOS 3.2	format froze at cylinder 488 and head 2
Toshiba	MK6014MAP	6007MB	486DX-2/PIII-500	Any	Master	40/80 pin	Lutiana	MS DOS 6.22	Card does not detect the correctly. DOS is unable to do anything with it. is known to be good.
Western Digital	Caviar 14300	4.3G	Amstrad PC 2086, XT 8MHz	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	DavideG	MS DOS 6.22	It's not recognized by XT-IDE Bios: it says "not found".
Seagate	ST31276A	1.3GB	Amstrad PC 2086, XT 8MHz	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	DavideG	MS DOS 5.00	Disk can be partitioned and formatted by Ms-Dos 5.00, but it doesn't boot. System locks up at the boot or strange random characters appear.
Maxtor	84320D4	4.3GB	IBM PC 5150, Leading Edge DC-2011	1.1.5	Master	40 pin	RWIndiana	MS DOS 6.22	FDISK, format seem to work. System freezes at boot attempt or begins boot (showing "Starting MS-DOS"), random characters may appear or screen blanks, system reboots or behaves randomly. not recognized after failed read attempt and warm reboot. Known working. Files written with XTIDE can be read on other systems.
Maxtor	90432D2	4.3GB	IBM PC 5150, Leading Edge DC-2011	1.1.5	Master	40 pin	RWIndiana	MS DOS 6.22	FDISK, format seem to work. System freezes at boot attempt or begins boot (showing "Starting MS-DOS"), random characters may appear or screen blanks, system reboots or behaves randomly. not recognized after failed read attempt and warm reboot. Known working. Files written with XTIDE can be read on other systems.
Seagate	ST2383A 94244-383	339.0MB	PC XT 5160	RC1 Trying RC2	Master	40 pin	K2x4b524[	MS DOS 5 and 6.21	Ideally Fdisk, format, boot, basic usage, however keeps saying missing command interpreter.
Fujitsu	MPC3032AT	3.2G	Amstrad PC 2086, XT 8MHz	1.1.4	Master	40 pin	DavideG	MS DOS 5.0	Always recognized as Slave, even if I set the jumpers to the Master mode. The disk was sold as a 2G even though it specs out at 3.2G

See Also

• Vintage-Computer XT-IDE Board
• XT-IDE