grisanti@plains.NoDak.edu (Ames Grisanti) (02/04/91)
Hello, Does anyone know where to get a utility for doing low level formatting on an RD54 disk drive? I don't have a service contract so it would be costly for me to get the unit formatted. Any suggestions? Ames Grisanti University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center [grisanti@plains.NoDak.edu -- Internet] [grisanti@plains or ndsuvax -- Bitnet ] [uunet!plains!grisanti -- UUCP ]
ins_wayne@actew.oz.au (Wayne Myles) (02/07/91)
In article <7935@plains.NoDak.edu>, grisanti@plains.NoDak.edu (Ames Grisanti) writes: > Hello, > > Does anyone know where to get a utility for doing low level > formatting on an RD54 disk drive? I don't have a service > contract so it would be costly for me to get the unit formatted. > Any suggestions? Some uVAXen have built-in ROM diagnostics to do what you want; for instance, I recently installed a drive in this VS2000, using >>> TEST 70 (after halting the CPU.) If it's a uVAX II you're dealing with, you will probably need the diag tape, or to "accidentally" install the drive in a VS2000 for about 40 minutes :-) > Ames Grisanti > University of North Dakota > Energy and Environmental Research Center > [grisanti@plains.NoDak.edu -- Internet] > [grisanti@plains or ndsuvax -- Bitnet ] > [uunet!plains!grisanti -- UUCP ] -- Wayne Myles Email: ins_wayne@actew.oz.au, wsm@ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz.au System Manager, Snail: GPO Box 366, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia. ACT Electricity & Water Ph: +61-6-248-3143 (w) Fax: +61-6-248-3439