neese@adaptx1.UUCP (02/12/91)
>/* ---------- "Re: Re: Formatting SCSI with Adapte" ---------- */ > > Can you post the command sequency to force the Quantum SCSI drives to >format itself? What is the bit pattern?x > > I have couple of Quantum drives that the parameter block were screw up >and telling the host funny numbers of heads and cylinders. The funny number of heads and cylinders comes from the translation required to convert SCSI's logical characteristics to physical charateristics for DOS. There is nothing wrong here. The 154x always, except in an earlier life, converts the logical blocks and reports 64 heads, 32 sectors/track, and then the number of cylinders are adjusted to reflect the actual size of the disk. For instance, and 80MB drive would get reported as 64/32/80. BUt if you really want to reformat the Quantum, you can use SCSICNTL to do so. By setting the fill data pattern bit in the unique mode page of the Quantum, it will format the disk. Look for the program somewhere in this group. I just posted the latest version and docs. Roy Neese Adaptec Senior SCSI Applications Engineer UUCP @ neese@adaptex