You should only low level format a SCSI drive from
the SCSI adapter's ROM, or with a program specifically
provided by the drive's manufacturer.  In this case an
Adaptec SCSI controller is being used. I would press
CTRL-A (or whatever the cold-boot message suggests) to
enter the SCSI setup routine.  From there select format,
and that should fix the apparent damage.  Format the drive
again using the Microsoft format command in windows or dos.
That's a necessary step since a low level format does not
create a file system.  It should be ready then for use.
Tom Turak

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Shkabara [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 6:29 PM

Actually, the SCSI devices are the ones that CAN be low-level formatted,
unlike older IDE devices. When I installed my SCSI drive, I had problems
getting it to boot. The support technician at Seagate asked if I had
done a
low-level format. Being familiar with IDE, I told him that I though that
was
not allowed. He corrected me said that it was often needed with SCSI
devices
to make sure it worked properly with the SCSI controller. I have not
needed
to do this often, but I never had trouble with it whenever I did perform
the
low-level format.

Peter Shkabara, P.E.

-----Original Message-----
Yes ,it can,
SCSI is a totally different set-up,
>
>One of our team low level formated a scsi hard disk by mistake, and
>the low level format didn't finish the whole process.  An error message
>appeared and since then, the scsi card freezes at boot-up, and
>occasionnaly,
>we get a message saying that the disk is connected, but not ready.

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