Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 01:36:31 -0600 From: "Stephen Hurd" <deuce@lordlegacy.org> To: "WALT PAWLEY" <wump@mail.sorcom.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: How do I format SCSI drives on Compaq Proliant 4500? Message-ID: <NFBBJPHLGLNJEEECOCHACENGCCAA.deuce@lordlegacy.org> In-Reply-To: <200109120717.AAA55164@mail.sorcom.com>
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> How does one low-level format drives under FreeBSD 4.3 on a Compaq > Proliant 4500? This is not "Gods Truth"(tm) this is only what I recall and may be as out-of-date as pet rocks: I believe the simple answer will be that you don't. As I remember (And it's been a LONG time since I've had to think about it) the low-level format for SCSI drives is particular to the controller. That is to say that the CONTROLLER, not the computer does the low-level formatting if required. That said, the SCSI programs/boot ROM/(since it's Compaq) BIOSish-thingie/diagnostic Disk for the controller should have a low level format option. And this is the one that should be used... even for those ones you already did. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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