Yep I'm using a 425MB Conner disk in my 386 machine. Seems pretty reliable...

They were a BIG manufacturer for some time. I had two - a 400 and a 1275. Unfortunately, the 1285 died, but the 400 still runs 😀

I have an ancient 8086-clone(OKI I think) laptop, which has a 21MB 2.5" conner disk. Initially it didn't work. So once I decided to open the cover of the disk. It seemed that the head was stuck. If moved it a little, it would work for a while, but a soon as the computer was powered off, and left that way for some minutes, the disk would stop working. After some time searching for a solution, I read on a site that attaching a small piece of tape where the back of the head rests, it may solve the problem. And sure it did. The disk may have 2-3MB lost in bad sectors, but it works for a year or so.

I also had a 41MB 3.5" drive, which was originally in my 286, bought 2.5 years ago. In the beginning it worked, but after a year or so it stared behaving strangely. I could hear it spinning, but there was no sound from the head, and the disk would not pass the POST. I found out that by hitting it hard with my finger it would make a loud "clicking" noise, and then it would start working. So by having some previous "experience" with the smaller 21MB drive I decided to open it about a month ago. I used a small piece of tape again, and that seems to have(at least partially) solved the problem. Now it makes the loud noise when I power of the pc, and the next time it turns back on, the disk works fine. However, having formatted it a couple times, it reported no bad sectors, so I guess I was lucky this time...

I think Conner disks will always have a special place for me because my 486, my first "real" computer - had a Conner disk 😀

Yeah, I remember those HDD's back in the day.

They were the first ones I can remember noting the CS or Cable Select jumper on them.

I think they sold/were bought by Maxtor and then of course Maxtor got gobbled up by Seagate.

Not had much experience, but a 40MB from an Acorn A5000 died on me, so a 428MB Seagate sits in it's place 😁

I have a "spare" 80MB CP30084E that has entered its 20th year of existence - still works flawlessly 😀

I used to have one from a 486. 500mb Conner, never tried it.
The name is kinda weird though, I wouldn't trust them much 😜

Actually they had a reputation for being very reliable. But I think they just didn't keep up and were eventually bought out by Seagate.

I think the later Conner drives began getting a poor reputation. It's funny that they were bought out by Seagate since Finis Conner co-founded Seagate.

I had a 1GB Conner in my main 486 up until 2 months ago when it died, and was replaced by a WD 10GB. It's now in my Freezer hoping I might be able to get the data off it. I also have another Conner in my Ti486DLC.

Second that. My 300mb conner's yet to be terminated