Digital Equipment VAXstation 2000 Hardware Installation Manual page 108

do not have the serial number, you can assign a unique number for each
fixed disk. Be sure to keep this unique number for future use. If you are
formatting more than one fixed disk, each number must be unique.
The following text is displayed:
VSfmt_QUE_RU8ur& (DUAx 1/0) ?
5. Type the number 1 and press RETURN to tell the formatting program
to continue. If for any reason you do not want to continue, type any
number other than 1. If you do this, the formatter will stop and you will
see the following message:
VSfmt_RES_Abtd
84 FAIL
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If you choose to stop the formatter, you must restart at the first step of
the formatting procedure when you are again ready to format a drive.
If you choose to continue, the following message is displayed gradually.
It takes approximately 15 minutes to format an RD32 disk, 25 minutes
to format an RD53 drive, and 40 minutes to format an RD54 drive.
VSfmt.STS.RdMbb OK
VSfmt_STS_FMTing OK
VSfmt_STS_ChkPsss OK
VSfmt_STS_BBRvec := n
VSfmt_RES_Succ
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If you see this message in its entirety, the disk has been successfully
formatted and is ready for use.
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