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Format Disk is a SCSI command (Format Unit) which is sent to the hard drive by the host adapter. The firmware on the drive implements the format routine programmed by the vendor. This is not a "true" low level factory format command,

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but is considered a "low level format" for diagnostic and installation issues. The Adaptec Format Disk command will display the detected size of the hard drive, prompt you that a format will erase any existing data, and prompt for verification of format. The format utility will flash to a red screen with a "Please Wait" notation. There will not be a progress bar during format. The time for a format depends on the drive parameters, but can run as much as 15-20 minutes adaptec scsi card 39160 per GigaByte. Do not reboot your system during format! The Adaptec Verify Disk command will display the detected size of the hard drive, prompt for the verify function, and display the number of sectors checked, and a progress bar or percentage of total blocks checked. You can use the 'escape' key to exit the utility at any time. If a drive fails either to format or verify, the cause could be the device, cable, termination, host adapter, host adapter settings, compatibility, or other reason. The format or verify utility will return a error code sequence which can indicate the area of failure. Contact your Adaptec Tech Support or your drive vendor for specific information. Event code sequence for SCSI Select Disk Verify SCSI ID of the Device SCSI CDB Sent (command descriptor block) e.g., 04 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx (xx-disregard values) Typical codes: 04 (format), 2F (verify), (03) request sense, 25 (read capacity) Host Adapter Status (usually 00h "no host adapter error" Indicated no error on the host adapter) Target Status Sense key Additional Sense Code Additional Sense Code Qualifier Typical response if drive jumper is not set to spin up the drive at power on: ID0 SCSI CDB Sent 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Host Adapter Status 00h-no host adapter error Target Status 02h-check condition Sense Key 02h Additional Sense Code 04h Additional Sense Code Qualifier 02h The sense keys description in the lower-

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SCSISelect. Answer ID 60 | Published 10/01/1999 04:30 PM | Updated 04/09/2010 09:29 AM Error: adaptec scsi card 39320a "Drive Not Ready" when an attempt is made to Verify or Format in SCSISelect. How can this error message be resolved? This information applies adaptec scsi card 29160lp to the following Operating System(s): - This information is not Operating System specific The "Not Ready" message is an error reported by the drive itself in the form of a Sense Key, Sense Code and Sense Code Qualifier value. http://storage.microsemi.com/en-us/support/scsi/2940/aha-2940uw/use_prod/scsi_event_codes.htm?nc=/en-us/support/scsi/2940/aha-2940uw/use_prod/scsi_event_codes.htm to view ASK Answer ID 170 which contains more information on the Sense Key, Sense Codes. The "Not Ready" error message is usually caused by one of the following: The drive doesn't spin up at power on - see options below The drive spins up at power on but doesn't pass it's own self-test - in this case the drive is most likely dead and will need to be serviced. If the drive isn't spinning up at power on http://ask.adaptec.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/60/~/error%3A-drive-not-ready-when-attempting-to-verify-or-format-in-scsiselect. it is either dead or it is not set to spin up: Most SCSI hard drives have a jumper to spin up at power on or wait for a "Start Unit" command from the SCSI controller. Configure the drive to spin up at power on. Check the drive manufacturer's documentation for details. Enable the "Send Start Unit Command" option for the SCSI ID of the drive in SCSI Select: Enter SCSISelect by pressing Ctrl-A during the boot sequence when prompted. Choose "Configure / View Host Adapter" Choose "SCSI Device Configuration" In the table of SCSI IDs enable the "Send Start Unit Command" option for the ID of the hard drive you're working with Was this answer helpful? Yes No Your rating has been submitted, please tell us how we can make this answer more useful. Email *Required Your Feedback *Required Answers others found helpful Error Message: Device Connected But Not Ready When a Verify or Low Level Format is attempted on the hard drive, it responds with some error codes. On cold-boot "Drive not ready, System Halted". On reset, drive works fine. Why? Controller alarm gets activated on every initial boot then stops. Does Adaptec recommend formatting a hard drive before making it part of an array? Share Delicious Digg Facebook Reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Print Email this page Recipient Email *Required Your Email *Required Your Name *Required Find Answers Contact Us Ask a Q

log in with your existing support account. Username Password Forgot your username or password? Support Home Answers Ask a Question Your Account Account Overview Support History Account Settings Notifications LED Blink Codes, Error Codes and http://ask.adaptec.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2433/~/led-blink-codes,-error-codes-and-solutions Solutions Answer ID 2433 | Published 06/13/2001 11:41 AM | Updated 03/26/2010 08:28 AM How to interpret the LED Blink Codes for DPT / Adaptec RAID Controllers? This information applies to the following operating systems: - This information is not Operating System specific LED Blink Codes The controller may at times display a series of flashing LEDs, this usually indicates some sort of hardware failure. Adaptec SCSI RAID controllers contain ten status LEDs. adaptec scsi LEDs 1 - 8 are used for the LED blink codes. These 8 LEDs are logically separated into two 4-digit segments. Each 4-digit segment represents a hexadecimal digit. LEDs 5 - 8 make up the most significant hex digit and LEDs 1 - 4 make up the least significant hex digit. For cross reference to equate hex numbers with decimal numbers, see the table below: LED 9 is the IRQ indicator. If this one adaptec scsi card is on constant there is an IRQ conflict. DECIMAL HEX DECIMAL HEX 0 0 8 8 1 1 9 9 2 2 10 A 3 3 11 B 4 4 12 C 5 5 13 D 6 6 14 E 7 7 15 F Use the following table to understand how the LED Blink codes are displayed. LEDs 8-5 make up the Most Significant Digit (MSD), LEDs 4-1 make up the Least Significant Digit (LSD). Each LED has a Binary Coded Hex (BCH) value. The BCH values are added together to determine the MSD and LSD. In the example shown below the BCH MSD is 7 and the BCH LSD value is B, which indicates the Blink LED code of 7B. LED Position: MSD LSD LED Number: 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 LED BCH: 8 4 2 1 8 4 2 1 Example: ON ON ON ON ON ON 4+ 2+ 1 = 7 8+ 2+ 1 = B For example, if the controller LEDs 8, 4, 2 & 1 were flashing at a one second interval, this would equate to a blink code of 8B. As another example, if the controller LEDs 7, 6, 5, 2, & 1 were flashing at a one second interval, this would equate to a blink code of 73. See