2. I/O Port Address
These values vary according to the current BIOS settings for your server;
however, you cannot change the settings for the BIOS information.
To reset the SCSI controller defaults, press F6; then, follow the directions on the
screen.
SCSI disk utilities
To see the IDs that are assigned to each SCSI device or to format a SCSI device,
select
SCSI Disk Utilities
from the SCSISelect Utility program menu.
To use the utility, select a drive from the list. Read the screens carefully before
making a selection.
Note:
If the following screen appears, you might have pressed Ctrl
+
A before the
selected drives were ready. Restart the server and watch for the
SCSISelect messages as each drive spins up. After the drive that you want
to view or format spins up, press Ctrl
+
A.
)
*
Unexpected SCSI Command Failure
Target SCSI ID:
4
SCSI CDB Sent:
.3 .. .. .. .E .. .7 .. .2 ..
Host Adapter Status:
..h - No host adapter error
Target Status:
.2h - Check condition
Sense Key:
.2h - Not ready
+Sense Code:
.4h
+Sense Code Qualifier:
.2h
Press 'Esc' to continue.
:
;
Performing a low-level disk format
You can use the
Format Disk
feature of the SCSISelect Utility program to perform a
low-level format on a hard disk drive.
The amount of processing time that the low-level format program requires will vary
according to the hard disk drive capacity.
When to use the low-level format program
Use the Low-Level Format program:
When you are installing software that requires a low-level format
When you get recurring messages from the diagnostic tests directing you to run
the Low-Level Format program on the hard disk drive
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