RZDISK from the Compaq VMS freeware CD will low level format among other
things.
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**** SCSI Disk Utility Menu ****$
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Usage: rzdisk [-q] [-m] [-b] -cdfghiprstuwy [LBN|command] [length] device
Options:
-f vendor device Formats disk with VENDOR only defects.8
-f known device Formats disk with all KNOWN defects.(
-f device Formats a floppy diskette..
-r 1234 device Reassigns bad block (1234).8
-s 0 -1 device Scans the entire disk for bad blocks./
-i device Prints out the inquiry data info.
-d bfi device Reads defect list in BFI format.7
-d sector device Reads defect list in SECTOR format.
-d block device Reads defect list in BLOCK format.8
-c device Changes disk parameters to DEFAULT VALUES.8
-c ask device Changes disk parameters interactively.8
-g current device Gets CURRENT disk drive parameters.5
-g saved device Gets SAVED disk drive parameters.
-g default device Gets DEFAULT disk drive parameters.>
-g changeable device Gets CHANGEABLE disk drive parameters.%
-p device Gets the disk capacity.
-t device Test of device.
-t full device Full test of device.
-q (may precede any option) dumps data to/from device.
-b (may precede -c or -g option) treat page 37 as foreign.
-m (may precede -c option) masks parameters with changeable values.%
-n Disable pagination of output.
-u spin up a device (start unit)
-w spin down a device (stop unit)&
-y report whether device is ready"
-h Prints out this help menu.
On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Witchy wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> In my old days as a DEC VAR I'd just call support on this one, but this is
> my own kit so I don't have that choice. I recently found an old RZ28
> (Seagate drive I think, have to check) I'd forgotten I had so I stuck it in
> my 3100-90 for testing. Stuff like $analyze/disk/repair work fine (vms 7.3
> courtesy of my last workplace :) but part way through
> $analyze/media/exercise=full the drive goes offline so it obviously has a
> Bad Area on it. Anyone know if a low level reformat is possible??
>
> cheers
>
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Received on Thu Jan 30 2003 - 11:35:01 GMT