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Formatting RD51
Name: Otfried Date: September 3, 2002 at 05:51:05 Pacific
Comment:
I have an old VMS system (5.1) and need to replace on of the disks. I tried to initialize the disk : INITIALIZE/SYSTEM DUA1: name and got the following ERROR: INIT-F-FORMAT, invalid media format. My question is how to format a RD51 disk to be used on VMS 5.1?
Name: ME Date: September 4, 2002 at 14:41:35 Pacific
Reply:
Maybe you have to do a low level format first ? I don't know how you do it with an RD51, but with a RD53 on a Microvax you do it from the console with a command like : >>> TEST 70
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