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Problem with Seagate ST31230N SCSI hard disk

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First post, by RiP

Posted on 2020-06-05, 08:36

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I found one Seagate ST31230N SCSI hard disk. It's not Write Protected but I can't format it in DOS, Windows or SCSI ROM utility.
Even If I delete its partitions via fdisk, those partitions will revert back again. I tried it with various SCSI cards but no luck 🤔

Reply 1 of 3, by derSammler

Posted on 2020-06-05, 08:39

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Try a format using the BIOS of the SCSI card. Most SCSI cards offer that feature in their BIOSes.

Reply 2 of 3, by RiP

Posted on 2020-06-05, 09:19

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derSammler wrote on 2020-06-05, 08:39:

Try a format using the BIOS of the SCSI card. Most SCSI cards offer that feature in their BIOSes.

I tried but it didn't help.

Reply 3 of 3, by maxtherabbit

Posted on 2020-06-05, 13:15

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I've seen this behaviour before, the drive is probably bad

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