Avago Technologies LSI20160 User Manual
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Additional DOS Utilities
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Note:
Refer to
Section 6.2, “Using the DOS Installation Utility,”
for further details about creating these drivers.
Step 6.
Also create a
CONFIG.SYS
file to place on this bootable diskette
with the single line:
DEVICE=A:\ASPI8XX.SYS
If you need
SYMDISK.SYS
, include this line:
DEVICE=A:\SYMDISK.SYS
Step 7.
Boot from this diskette and at the DOS prompt type:
ASPIFMT
and press Enter.
The recommended minimum memory requirement for this utility is
2 Mbytes. You need at least 500 Kbytes of conventional DOS memory,
and the remainder in extended memory.
When you run the format utility, it scans the SCSI bus for all hard disk
and removable media drives. Then, it generates a display showing the
devices found. You may select devices from this display for the utility to
format.
It can take from several minutes to several hours, depending on the size
of the drive, to complete the format. If the format procedure is aborted
for any reason, the drive remains unusable until an entire format cycle is
completed.
Caution:
Use extreme caution when selecting a drive for formatting.
The format process completely removes all information on
a drive. Only 512-sector size is supported.