"No Fixed disks present." SCSI Drives

[Poontos]

No physical changes have been made, I am getting this error message (at the dos prompt after I type in "fdisk") after I attempted a low-level format through the Adaptec SCSI controller (hitting CTRL-A during boot up and used the utilties provided by the controller card).

During the formatting of the first drive (I have two identical 4GB Seagate's), it stopped with a uncomprehensible error message. The second drive went through fine. A verify disk comes back with the same results: disk one stops with an error message now and disk two is fine.

Any suggestions?


Thanks

 

[mastertech01]

Sounds like a bad drive if all connections, power and interface cable are good and no termination problems. Since you stated no changes made that would be the likely assumption, especially since you cant even LLF from the bios. Remove the questionable drive and see if you can fdisk then.

 

[Poontos]

Originally posted by: mastertech01
Sounds like a bad drive if all connections, power and interface cable are good and no termination problems. Since you stated no changes made that would be the likely assumption, especially since you cant even LLF from the bios. Remove the questionable drive and see if you can fdisk then.

Thanks Masty

I will try this suggestion. Anyone else have any insight?

 

[bozo1]

Bad drive or termination problem gets my vote as well.

 

[JC]

Have you tried using just the second (OK) drive on the chain, and tried FDISK again?

I know that if LLF stops incomplete, the drive won't register in FDISK.

JC

 

[Thor86]

A low level format failure usually points to a un-usable drive.