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6.3.1
BAD FORMAT ON DRIVE
The 'IC' error code provides further information in the low order
3 bytes of address information, even though the address valid bit
is not set.
Sense
Byte
Content
01
02
03
Progress code
Sectors read before failure occurred.
Error code detected at time error was
found and progress code set.
The
progress
code
i nd i ca tes
when
the
fa i 1 ure
occur red,
as
described below:
Progress Code
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Probable Failure
Rezero
failure.
ready.
Typically the drive
is not
Index/Sector Detect and First Read.
The drive
is incorrectly cabled, unable to read, or the
ACB-5500 has an internal failure.
The drive may
not be formatted.
Drive Parameter Read Failure.
The drive media
has fa i 1 e d
0
r d r i ve
0
pe rat ion ism a r gin a 1.
Th e
previous format may be incomplete.
Wrong Block
Size/Invalid Data.
The drive
parameters read from the disk are not valid.
The disk may not have been
formatted
by an
Adaptec controller.
Seek to Last Track Failed.
The drive cannot
seek or fails during seeks.
The drive may be
formatted with the wrong number of cylinders.
Unable to Read Last Flag Byte.
The
drive is
failing to read on inside tracks.
The format
operation may have been halted before drive
formatting was completed.
Failure to Read Defect Information.
The drive
is unable to read certain tracks/heads.
For all progress codes,
the error codes stored in byte 3 will be
valid,
although no block address information will be available.
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