Maxtor 91531U3 15.3GB 3.5" IDE Internal Hard Drive ATA HDD FA520S60

Maxtor 91531U3 15.3GB 3.5" IDE Internal Hard Drive ATA HDD FA520S60

The Maxtor 91531U3 is a 15.3GB 3.5-inch IDE (ATA/PATA) internal hard drive manufactured in March 2000. It uses the standard 40-pin AT-Plus IDE interface and a 4-pin Molex power connector, making it a straightforward drop-in drive for desktop systems of that era. This unit has been tested, formatted, and wiped, and is in good working condition. All previous data has been securely erased.

Specifications & What's Included

• Model: Maxtor 91531U3
• PCBA: FA520S60
• Capacity: 15.3 GB
• Form Factor: 3.5"
• Interface: 40-pin IDE (ATA / PATA) — AT-Plus standard
• Power Connector: 4-pin Molex (12V, 5V)
• Cylinders: 16,383
• Heads: 16
• Sectors per Track: 63
• HDA: 13A / PCBA: 10A / Unique: 13A
• Jumper Settings: Master/Single — J50 On; Slave — J50 Off
• Country of Manufacture: Singapore
• Manufacture Date: 01 March 2000
• Drive only — no cables or accessories included

Applications

The Maxtor 91531U3 is a late-1990s/early-2000s ATA hard drive from the era when IDE/PATA was the standard desktop storage interface before SATA took over around 2003–2004. Drives like this were used in Windows 98, Windows ME, and early Windows 2000/XP-era desktop PCs, as well as in retro and vintage computing builds. Today they are sought after for restoring period-correct systems — DOS/Windows 9x gaming rigs, classic Macintosh and Amiga setups with IDE adapters, retro PC builds, and legacy industrial or embedded systems that require an IDE drive. The 15GB capacity class was mainstream for consumer desktops around 1999–2001, and Maxtor's DiamondMax line was one of the most common drives of that period.