Rockwell Automation 5000,D50006.2.10 PI INSTALLATION MANUAL - Manual (Page 154)

Chapter 12
Configuring Hardware for the MicroVAX
Information Processors
12-16
To discontinue the formatting procedure enter: 0. You will see
this message:
VSfmt_RES_Abtd
84 FAIL
>>>
You will have to begin the formatting procedure over if you wish to
format the disk.
To format an industrial disk, complete the following procedure.
Important: The formatting procedure erases the entire disk. If you have
information on the disk that you want to save, copy it to another disk
before beginning this procedure.
1. Be sure you are at the console prompt, then enter: TEST 75
2. You see:
PV_SCS_FMT_CHN (0=SCSIA \ 1=SCSIB)?
To format the disk, enter: 0
3. You see:
PV_SCS_FMT_ID (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7)?
Enter the address of the disk drive you want to format.
4. You see:
PV_SCS_FMT_RUsure (1/0) ?
To continue the formatting procedure, enter: 1
While the disk is formatting, this message displays:
PV_SCS_FMTing....
The actual formatting takes about 40 minutes. When you see the
following messages, the procedure is complete and the disk is ready
to be used:
PV_SCS_FMT_BBrepl=0
PV_SCS_FMT_SUCC
>>>
Formatting the Industrial Disk
(for 5731ĆCPU1, ĆCPU2)