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Date:      Sat, 6 Feb 1999 12:46:56 -0800
From:      Josef Grosch <jgrosch@mooseriver.com>
To:        Daren Sefcik <daren@sefcik.cc>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: low level format--how??
Message-ID:  <19990206124656.A6621@mooseriver.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902061253530.3826-100000@cx757770-a.fed1.sdca.home.com>; from Daren Sefcik on Sat, Feb 06, 1999 at 12:55:16PM -0800
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902061253530.3826-100000@cx757770-a.fed1.sdca.home.com>

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On Sat, Feb 06, 1999 at 12:55:16PM -0800, Daren Sefcik wrote:
> Is it possible to do a low level format
> of a scsi disk..I do not see a utility
> to do so.

If you are using an Adaptec controller card, like a 2940, there is a
low-level format in the card-bios. You can get into the card-bios utilities
by watching the system as it is coming up and hitting control-a.

Your mileage may vary.


Josef

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