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From: alan@shodha.dec.com ( Alan's Home for Wayward Notes File.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Formatting an RD54
Summary: Standalone format.
Message-ID: <1496@shodha.dec.com>
Date: 28 Jul 90 03:11:25 GMT
References: <161@decvax.decvax.dec.com.UUCP>
Organization: Digital Equipment Corp. - Colorado Springs, CO.
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In article <161@decvax.decvax.dec.com.UUCP>, tarsa@abyss.zk3.dec.com (Greg Tarsa) writes:
} I have an empty RD54 equivilant that I want to put on a
} MicroVAX II that that I purchased at an auction.
} 
} How does one do this?  On Suns, the software is part of the system.
} I cannot find anything in VMS that seems to support this function.

	Assuming the system came with a TK50 there *should* be
	a customer diagnostic tape.  It has the formatter on
	it.  If it didn't come with TK50 then it probably has
	an RX50 and there might be a set of customer diagnostic
	floppies.
} 
} Any pointers would be appreciated.
} 
} Greg Tarsa 

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