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## [Repairing a 1970s Control Data “Hawk” Hard Disc Drive](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/repairing-a-1970s-control-data-hawk-hard-disc-drive/2883)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [14 March 2023 14:49 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/repairing-a-1970s-control-data-hawk-hard-disc-drive/2883 "2023-03-14T14:49:41Z")

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Hard disc drives in the 1970s and 1980s were large, expensive, heavy, limited in storage capacity, fragile, and loud, but they were repairable if you were patient and had access to spare parts. The Control…