Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!XEROX.COM!Burwell.pa From: Burwell.pa@XEROX.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.xerox Subject: Re: Locking/Unlocking local rigid disk (ST412/ST506) on a 1186 ? Message-ID: <890801-172616-11114@Xerox> Date: 2 Aug 89 00:25:00 GMT Sender: news@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Organization: Info-1100 Mailing List Lines: 14 Powering on the 1186 will cause the disk heads unlocked to become unlocked. You need to lock the head with software. To do this, 1) use the latest Offline Diagnostics (Version 1.5) 2) login as a normal user 3) choose the option Formatter, Scavenger & Bad Page Utility (answer yes to is the disk formatted) 4) choose Head Retraction and follow the directions *becky*