Western Digital WD95044-A 43MB 3.5" IDE Hard Drive For Parts Not Working 1990

Western Digital WD95044-A 43MB 3.5" IDE Hard Drive For Parts Not Working 1990

The Western Digital WD95044-A is a 3.5-inch internal IDE hard drive with a 43MB capacity, manufactured in September 1990. This unit spins up but is not recognized by the computer, and is being sold strictly as-is for parts or repair. It is not in working condition and is not guaranteed functional.

Specifications & What's Included

• Manufacturer: Western Digital
• Model: WD95044-A
• Capacity: 43 MB
• Form Factor: 3.5-inch internal
• Interface: IDE (ATA)
• Cylinders: 782
• Heads: 4
• Power Requirements: 12 VDC @ 1.0A / 5 VDC @ 0.6A
• Manufacture Date: September 25, 1990
• Country of Manufacture: Singapore
• Certifications: TÜV, IEC 435, UL
• Condition: For parts or repair — spins up but not recognized by computer

Applications

The WD95044-A is a very early-generation 3.5-inch IDE hard drive from 1990, representing one of the first form-factor-standardized ATA drives used in IBM PC-compatible desktop computers of that era. At 43MB, it predates the mass adoption of larger ATA drives and was typical of systems built around 286 and early 386 processors running MS-DOS. These drives used a separate ISA-bus IDE controller card rather than the onboard controllers that became standard in the mid-1990s. Today, drives like this are sought by vintage PC collectors and enthusiasts restoring period-correct systems from the early 1990s, as well as technicians harvesting parts or seeking spindle mechanisms, platters, or PCBs for repair and data recovery work.