Adaptec SBC-599, SBC-596 manual DOS Formatting Utilities

Adaptec EZSCSI includes several ASPI managers for DOS/ Windows 3.1x. When you install Adaptec EZSCSI on these operating systems, it detects what kind of host adapter is installed in your computer and automatically configures your system with the correct ASPI manager. To learn more about these ASPI managers, including their command line option information, see the Adaptec EZSCSI Online Reference, a Windows Help application.

DOS Formatting Utilities

Adaptec EZSCSI includes several DOS-based formatting utilities;

Low-level Formatter (scsifmt)

Use the DOS-based scsifmt utility for low-level formatting of SCSI hard disk drives, removable media, Floptical® drives. You can also use it to scan a disk device for surface defects before you store data on it.

Run scsifmt from the DOS prompt, not from the Windows MSDOS prompt. Before you run it, be sure the disk devices you want to format are connected to the host adapter and that they are powered. Then follow these steps:

1.Change to the directory where scsifmt.exe is located (usually c:\scsi), type scsifmt at the DOS prompt, and press Enter.

NOTE: If you are formatting a SCSI disk device that sup- ports more than one LUN (for example, Iomega’s Bernoulli dual multidrive) type scsifmt/L at the command line.

2.When the first screen appears, read it and press Enter to continue. (Press F1 at any time to view Help). Information about your SCSI disk devices appears on the screen.

3.Use the arrow keys to move the highlight bar to a disk device you want to format or verify, then press Enter.

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