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Reading Firmware Parameters

The following procedure should read the firmware parameters from a SCSI drive and then write those parameters back to the media. This will normally restore a fixed disk drive to the factory default parameters. Not all SCSI drives will support this procedure. Future Domain will not be responsible for the results stemming from the use or misuse of this procedure.

  1. Insert the Future Domain "SETUP" utility.
  2. Type "SETUP" and press (RETURN).
  3. A screen will appear displaying the SCSI ID and LUN of the drive.
  4. A menu will appear as follows :
    1. Format Unit
    2. Edit Defect List
    3. Surface Analysis
  5. Press the (F5) function key to invoke the Custom Utility menu.
  6. When you press (F5) a message will appear stating "you are about to enter the Custom Utility...", answer yes to continue.
  7. A menu will appear as follows :
    1. Format Unit
    2. Edit Defect List
    3. Surface Analysis
    4. Sense Byte Editor
  8. Choose option 4. Sense Byte Editor.
  9. A menu appears as follows :
    1. Mode Sense
    2. Write sense data to a file
    3. Read sense data from a file
    4. Print current list
    5. Edit current list
    6. Set options
  10. Choose option 6. Set options.
  11. A window appears and you are prompted if you want to change Mode Select byte 1. Answer no.
  12. You are then prompted if you want to change Mode Sense byte 2. Answer yes.
  13. Enter the hex value "BF" and press (RETURN).
  14. The Sense Edit menu appears. Select option 1. Mode Sense.
  15. Now select option 5. Edit current list.
  16. A window will open up in the left side of the screen. These are the Page codes on the SCSI drive.
  17. Press the (F7) function key. A message at the bottom of the screen should say "Sense Info sent successfully".
  18. Press (ESC) twice to exit back to the main menu.
  19. Choose option 1. Format Unit.
  20. When asked "Permission to format", answer yes. This should update the media with the parameters from the firmware. The drive must accept and finish the low-level format for the above procedure to work correctly. Also, some drives do not support a low-level format. When in doubt, check with the drive manufacturer.

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