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Subject: Re: how long does it take to low level format a 9 GB Baraccuda ?
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> I had to power cycle my machine when a low level format wasn't
> finished. I felt that this preformatting already took a long
> time ( > 30 min).
> 
> Now I connected the drive Led and see the LED blinking
> during preformat 1 1/2 sec. red light, 1 sec. pause,
> alternating....
> 
> How long do I have to wait to preformat this drive ?

I remember when we got the first 9 GB disks on SunOS systems. If you
wanted to (low level) format it, you needed to change the definition of
SD_FMT_TIME (default was a max of 2 hours) and recompile the kernel :-)

So I would *not* be surprised if it takes 3-4 hours.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no

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