Vintage Fujitsu M1623TAU 1.7GB 3.5" IDE hard drive, manufactured in November 1996. The drive is in very good overall cosmetic condition with no noted dents, rust, or corrosion. Original warning/warranty labels are intact, and the jumper-function sticker is present. Drive has a standard 40-pin IDE data connector and 4-pin Molex power connector.
Model: M1623TAU
Capacity: 1.70 GB
Interface: IDE / Parallel ATA
Drive Parameters: 2490 Cylinders / 16 Heads / 63 Sectors
Manufacturer Part Number: CA01422-B431
Date: November 1996
Country of Origin: Philippines
This vintage drive has not been functionally tested and is being sold as-is. Due to its age and storage history, normal cosmetic variations, minor surface wear, or remnants of previous storage markings may be present. Please review all photographs carefully for the exact condition and markings of the drive being offered.
Item Source / Provenance:
This item comes from the remaining inventory of ABC Resellers, a Texas computer sales, service, and repair business established and operated by my late father from the late 1980s through approximately 2015. What began as a home-based business grew into a professional computer sales and service operation specializing in vintage computer systems, legacy hardware, components, software, networking equipment, restoration, repairs, and technical support.
My father spent decades working with and supporting computer technology, helping customers maintain older systems and sourcing hard-to-find legacy parts long after many of those technologies were no longer readily available. The inventory from ABC Resellers was accumulated through many years of that work and represents a unique collection of vintage technology spanning generations of personal computing.
This item remained stored as part of the original business inventory and is now being carefully photographed, documented, and individually liquidated as part of the estate process. While the functional condition of individual items cannot always be guaranteed after years in storage, these items originated from a professional computer business and were retained as part of its working inventory rather than being randomly collected household items.
The quantity and duplication of certain items strongly suggest that portions of this inventory may have been acquired through business liquidations, company closures, or similar industry sources over the years; however, the specific acquisition history of individual items is not known.
Manuals, accessories, or documentation are not included unless specifically pictured or stated.
