Compaq 3.2GB 3.5" IDE Hard Drive AC13200 166873-001 WD Caviar 13200

Compaq 3.2GB 3.5" IDE Hard Drive AC13200 166873-001 WD Caviar 13200

This is a 3.2GB 3.5-inch IDE hard drive supplied as a Compaq OEM spare (part number 166873-001), manufactured by Western Digital under the WD Caviar 13200 line (model AC13200-60RN). It uses the Enhanced IDE (EIDE) interface standard and is a full-height 3.5-inch form factor drive dating from the late 1990s.

Specifications & What's Included

• Capacity: 3.2 GB (3249.3 MB formatted)
• Interface: IDE / Enhanced IDE (EIDE), 40-pin
• Form Factor: 3.5-inch
• Drive Family: Western Digital WD Caviar 13200
• Model: AC13200-60RN
• Compaq Spare Part Number: 166873-001
• WD OEM Part Number: 386627-001
• Cylinders: 6,296 | Heads: 16 | Sectors per Track: 63
• Power: 5VDC @ 0.66A, 12VDC @ 0.24A
• Country of Manufacture: Malaysia
• Date Code: October 14, 1998
• Jumper settings label present on drive (Single, Cable Select, Primary/Secondary)
• 40-pin IDE and 4-pin Molex power connectors on rear
• Drive only — no cables or mounting hardware included

Applications

The WD Caviar 13200 / AC13200 was a mainstream desktop IDE hard drive from the late 1990s, commonly shipped in Compaq Deskpro, Presario, and ProLiant desktop systems of that era. IDE (EIDE) was the dominant internal storage interface for PC desktops and towers from roughly the early 1990s through the mid-2000s, before SATA became standard. A drive like this is useful today for restoring period-correct Compaq systems, maintaining legacy industrial or embedded PCs that require IDE storage, or retrocomputing projects. The 166873-001 Compaq spare designation means it was stocked and fielded as a direct replacement in Compaq equipment — making it a particularly accurate match for anyone servicing machines that originally shipped with this part.