I need how format a scsi hard disk conner model cfa540s. i need a special software? please send me procedure step by step to formatting my hard disk. tanks. JMOYEDA.

Hello, I am providing you a link which tells you how to format a scsi hard disk : http://www.tektronix.xerox.com/userdoc/P380/htmlref/scsi6.htm This procedure formats and initializes all SCSI hard disks connected to the printer so the disks are usable with the PostScript Level 2 Phaser 380 printer. The formatting process erases all information already on the disk; be sure you want the disk formatted before you use this procedure. If you have a disk containing information you want to keep, such as fonts, turn off all devices, then disconnect the disk from the printer before using this file to format other disks. Regards, Sherlock. Qsuppoet.com.

Jorge, You're talking about Seagate 540MB SCSI right? (http://seagate.com/support/disc/scsi/cfa540s.html) My first question to you is what SCSI controller card do you use? (model, manufacturer)? Unlike IDE's controller which are mostly built into motherboard these days, SCSI requires separate controller card and often has it's own BIOS, as the architecture is different from IDE. Your first job is to enable the BIOS of your SCSI controller card at boot time for the system to get to the SCSI devices attached to the card. There are ways of enable them, ie. via jumpset on the card. Some cards will automatically do this for you, but giving you the software option to enable/disable. Once enabled, at bootup, there will be a message indicating that your SCSI hard-disk - ie. Seagate CFA540S - is recoginsed. The next thing, however, is the software drive if you're using DOS to format or access. If you use windows, most likely, it will install its own generic device for you, but for some you must install the device drive yourself (Control Panel, System, Device Manager, SCSI). If you want to do it in DOS, get hold of a copy of all the ASAPI*.SYS on a windows 98's CD (ie. either boot the PC using win98 CD, then copy from A: (CD-ROM) to B: (you old A: drive - because the A: has been allocated to CD-ROM booting device). Or ask someone who have windows 98 pre-installed to copy them from windows\command directory to a bootable DOS floppy disk for you. Makesure that entry for ASAPI exists in config.sys device=asapi.sys Boot the device, run FDISK to allocate partition if you haven't done so for the SCSI drive. Then you should be able to access it using a drive letter (such as C:) allocated by DOS. Run 'FORMAT' command as usual (ie. if the SCSI disk is give letter C, at the command prompt type format c: If you want to know all the options that there is, use 'format /?' If you still have questions, do come back with some feed back. It's nice for advisors to know how advisees are getting on.

Gee, all this technical stuff. I simply ran fdisk, made a FAT32 partition, then rebooted and ran format. My SCSI drive didn't require anything different from IDE.

I see Sherlock is back on the crack pipe again. A SCSI drive hooked up to a printer? Just FYI Sherlock, a SCSI drive connects to a SCSI card, not a printer. And Preston is correct, other then needing SCSI drivers, the SCSI drive will behave just like a regular IDE drive.

Preston, I don't know what SCSI card do you use, but my adaptec AHA-2094, AIC-7890, and an old AHA-1520 works like that. The old one, I have to jumpset on the card. If you have problem understanding the difference between SCSI and IDE, then I suggest you either find and read the definitions of these words from www.whatis.com or visiting www.adaptec.com. You might find the embarrassement sinks your heartbeats down to the ground. If you find something new, however, I would love to learn from if you care (or big enough) to share.