Disk Drive Mechanisms compatible with Session 8 PC:
Manufacturer Capacity Model Firmware
Connor 540 CP3540
Fujitsu 520 M2624S-512
Hewlett-Packard 660 HP97548T100
Hewlett Packard 1 GB HP97558T
Hewlett-Packard 1 GB HPC2247 0BC4
Hewlett-Packard(Compaq) 2.1 GB C2490A
Maxtor 1.7 GB P1-17S (Panther)
Maxtor 535 LXT-535
Micropolis 1 GB 2210-09 MQ101190
Quantum 525 LPS-525S (ProDrive)
Quantum 1225 1225 (Pro)
Quantum* 1 GB PD1080S (Empire) 1100
Quantum* 2 GB EM2100S (Empire) 100
Seagate 1.9 GB ST42100 (Wren 9) 7392
Seagate 700 ST4766 (Wren 6)
Seagate 1.6 Gig. ST 11950N (Barracuda 1)
Seagate 1.2 GB ST31200 9410
Seagate 2.1 GB ST12550N (Barracuda 2) 0013
Toshiba 1.2GB MK538FB 6061 or greater

Disk Drive Subsystems compatible with Session 8 PC:
Digidesign 660 ProStore 660
Dynatek 330 HDA330FR-MI
Dynatek 420 HDA420FR-MI
Dynatek 520 HDA520FR-MI
Dynatek 1.2GB HDA12QR-MI
Dynatek 1.2 GB HDA12TR-MI 6061 or greater
Glyph Technologies 1.2 GB ST31200 (GHD-1200R) 9410
Megadrive Systems 1.2 GB ST31200 (Mercury M1-1.0G) 8630
Rorke Data 1.6 GB ST11950N (Data Express RDS 1950)

Disk Drive Mechanisms compatible (but not recommended) with Session 8 PC:
Quantum^* 425 ProDrive 425iS
Seagate^ 1 GB ST11200N
Seagate^ 1 GB ST41200N (Wren 7)
Seagate^ 480 ST1480N
Pacific Coast^ 1.2 GB PCT1200S
Maxtor^ 1.2 GB MXT-1240S
Digidesign^ 1 GB ProStore 1 GB
Maxtor ^ 540 MXT-535

NOT Compatible:
Micropolis 1 GB 1598-15
Micropolis 1 GB 2112
Micropolis 1 GB 2217AV
Dynatek 1 GB HDA10IR-MI
IBM 1 GB 663H12
IBM 1 GB 662S12




^These drives passed general performance tests with Session 8, but have a thermal calibration cycle that can interrupt playback or recording. The software compensates for this problem, but in extreme cases-- when all tracks are in use and the playback period is longer than the calibration cycle, the problems still appeared on occasion. To avoid potential data loss we moved these drives to the not recommended list.

*These drives require the “disconnect” command option with Digidesign’s HD Formatter application

IMPORTANT: Session 8 PC requires an external drive that is jumpered/configured for a Macintosh SCSI Bus.