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Date:      Fri, 18 Aug 2000 10:01:40 +1000 (EST)
From:      Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au>
To:        Tuley Brian W Contr ASC/YCOA <Brian.Tuley@wpafb.af.mil>
Cc:        "FreeBSD (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Formatting a new hard drive w/ FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008180958370.89585-100000@backup.af.speednet.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <8BCC2A2D979ED31189460000F801825D40FD1C@fszhtv3b.wpafb.af.mil>

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On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Tuley Brian W Contr ASC/YCOA wrote:

> I have a 9 Gig hard drive that has been degaussed and I was wanting to
> find out if you can the use the scsiformat -w command to complete a
> low-level format the drive when I install FreeBSD?

No.  Do it before you install.  

Your controller may have a builtin format program...

> 
> Brian Tuley, Contractor
> Sumaria Systems, Inc.
> MIS Dept.
> 656-9344
> 

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 :{ andyf@speednet.com.au
  
        Andy Farkas
    System Administrator
   Speednet Communications
 http://www.speednet.com.au/
  




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