Re: help with low level format Maxtor 1140

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From: Arthur Stine
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 1989 19:34

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From article <20826@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU>, by gwl@sun.ufnet.ufl.edu (Gerry Lawrence):
> 
> 
> 
> Greetings:
> 
> 
>     I have a maxtor 1140 (140mb) hard drive which I've just installed in a
> Vaxstation 2000.  The problem is the low level format (via the monitor test
> 71).  The monitor program asks for the following:
> 
> xbnsiz
> dbnsiz
> lbnsiz
> rbnsiz
> surpun
> cylpun
> wrtprc
> rctsiz
> rctnbr
> secitl
> stsskw
> ctcskw
> mediai
> 
> 

I had this problem when I tried to format a CDC Wren II. Try calling Total-Tec
@ 201-906-6555. I talked to one of their service reps and he helped me out
so that I could get it working.


-- 
Art Stine
Sr Network Engineer
Clarkson U
ABStine@CLVMS.Clarkson.Edu

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