How can I interface a HDD using a microcontroller?

[nvd]

How can I interface a HD using a microcontroller? I have Seagate 3.2 GB HD. I want to access its contents using a uC. Thanks in advance.

 

[IanP]

Re: Hard drive

Do you remember your first computer with a
hard drive? What about when 5 MB was a lot of
hard drive space? Have you ever wanted to put
something of your own on a hard drive without
having to rely on somebody else’s expensive and
proprietary hardware and driver code? Ever want
to read, write, and control a hard drive with a
microcontroller?

An article on this issue you will find here: (both sites)
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/ATA_HardDrive.pdf
**broken link removed**
Regards,
IanP