Yes ,it can,
SCSI is a totally different set-up,since it,in a larger sense,operates as
one big system,connecting everything.SCSI is an entirely different interface
than the more popular IDE. It is more of a system level interface, meaning
that it does not only deal with disk drives. It is not a controller, like
IDE, but a separate bus that is hooked to the system bus via a host adapter.
A single SCSI bus can hold up to eight units, each with a different SCSI ID,
ranging from 0 to 7. The host adapter takes up one ID, leaving 7 ID's for
other hardware. SCSI hardware typically consists of hard drives, tape
drives, CD-ROMs and scanners.
I can't say that one cannot format the way you did,it depends on the set-up
per the manufacturures specs! I would only think that a different syntax is
used in addition to the typical format commands when performing a format of
just the HDD!SCSI HDDs are part(typically)of a larger set-up! I hope this
explains things.

Tom


>Hi,
>
>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.
>
>The hard drive is a 18Gb LVD Western Digital , and the card is an Adaptec
>2940UW.
>
>We called the distributor and the tech support told us we had to send it
>back.  Isn't there anything else we can do than just return the hard
>drive??  Can a low level format really ruin a SCSI hard drive??????
>
>Thank you for your input!
>Andre Chiasson
>
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