VaX#n8 <vax@linkdead.paranoia.com>  wrote:
 > o Maxtor XT-8760S (scsi, 760MB drive), had what is probably a head crash
 >   electronics should be same as ESDI drive XT-8760(E?) if you know
 >   one you want to convert

Been down this road. They're not compatible... Same with the 4380[ES].  My
guess is they've written different info on the servo platter... I tried 
reformatting with an aha1542 and the controller just came back with timeout
errors...

anyway, just a datapoint.