Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 21:14:25 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: obrien@NUXI.com Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, Karl Denninger <karl@mcs.net>, scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: timeout when formatting 9GB Barracuda, scsi errors is missing time Message-ID: <199803020514.VAA11201@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 01 Mar 1998 20:35:01 PST." <19980301203501.09596@nuxi.com>
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> > Er, rule 1: Do not perform a SCSI format on a disk unless you > > absolutely *MUST*. Disks are formatted at the factory under optimal > > conditions. You can't reproduce those anywhere else. > > What about for ancient (4 years+) you inherit? > Is a good idea to low level format them then? "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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