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From: jgy@hropus.UUCP (John Young)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: reformatting 3b2 harddisks
Message-ID: <15@hropus.UUCP>
Date: 20 Jan 88 14:02:28 GMT
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> In article <1489@ea.ecn.purdue.edu> cyliax@ea.ecn.purdue.edu (Ingo Cyliax) writes:
> >Is there any way to reformat 3b2 harddisks? ...
> >
> >I have heard that there is a formatting utility that ATT had/has that
> >would let technicians reformat disks in the field, but we haven't had
> >any luck in trying to obtain anything like that from ATT.
> 
> Yes, there is.  What you need is called the DEVTOOLS diskette.  It is a
> standalone bootable diskette that will let you format, build and
> reconstruct bad block tables, fix bad sanity tracks, and copy itself.
> 
> It is supposed to be available from AT&T.  If you ever find out how to
> order it, please let us know.  I'm told that field engineers have it,
> and that it was available to VARs and developers.
> 
> Good luck!  You're going to need it to find anybody in AT&T who even
> will admit that such a diskette exists, much less anyone who'll tell you
> how to order it.  Maybe you can slug your field technician and copy his
> diskette while he's recovering....
> 			- Brian
> 

The thing you need to order is:

	"AT&T 3B2 Computer Maintenance Reference Manual"

	Select Code: 305-395 ..... Issue 2

You should be able to order it from wherever you got your existing
system and doc's.  If not try:

	1-800-247-1212 (USA)	1-201-953-7554	(elsewhere)

This manual gives pretty good service procedures for the 3b2 line
300's through 600's. Also for SCSI and XM stuff.
You will also get comcodes for most of the replaceable parts.
The DEVTOOLS diskette is now known as the idtools (lower case) diskette
and is included in the back of the manual.
I think the cose is either $50 or $100.




john young