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20 Utilities (T 74 and T 76)
Table 3–2 (Cont.) Diskette Formatter Messages
Formatter Message Explanation
PV_SCS_FMTex The RX23 formatter has been aborted.
PV_SCS_FMT_ERR# The formatter has been stopped because of
the error code indicated by the pound sign (#).
Table 3–3 lists the error codes.
Table 3-3 lists all the T76 error codes and gives a description for each.
Table 3–3 T 76 Error Codes for the Diskette Formatter
Code Description
1 Wrong SCSI bus or SCSI ID entered
2 SCSI command error
3 Medium error. A read or write failed
4 Unit not ready. No media
5 Illegal device type
6 SCSI bus hung after reset attempt
7 Data compare error
See the section Determining the problem for more details.
Determining the problem
An eight digit error code may be listed under the PV_SCS_FMT_ERR#
error message. If this eight digit error code is listed, you can determine
which command was sent to the RX23 and why the command failed.
Example 3–2 shows the eight digit error code breakdown.