imaging apple disks

From: Michael Stone <mstone(at)mathom.us>
Date: Wed Jul 16 2003 - 20:24:30 EDT

Has anyone had success/failure imaging an oem disk from a new apple computer (e.g., an Xserve)? The disks look like normal ide disks, but I can't access them using the techniques I normally use for such devices. For example, when I attach one of these disks to a generic PC running linux it doesn't properly read the manufacturer & device info from the drive, doesn't negotiate dma and hangs if it is forced, and doesn't appear to be reading the proper data. A write-blocking firewire bridge that I usually use for ide imaging refuses to access the drive at all. Third party ide disks used in the mac's are readable, and disks from older mac's are also ok. But I've seen several cases now where the newer disks (IBM deathstars with a little apple logo on them) are just acting weird.

Mike Stone

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