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Formating SCSI devices

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    14-May-88 12:12:57
Sb: Formating SCSI devices
Fm: Mike Locke 70003,1705
To: Glenn Nielsen 75115,444

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Your problem may be the low level format. If you are using an Adaptec SCSIST-506 controller with the 2090, the format routine will not do the initial low level format on the drive. There's source code for a low level format routine in DL 10. It was written to do the initial format on a Microbotics SCSI controller attached to an Adaptec. The SCSI chip on the 2090 is a different type, but you might be able to adapt the code. Hope this helps.