Is it possible for a RQDX3 to be bad, and trash a RD53 (Yes, I know what terrible drives they are) to the extent they can't be formated in a VS2000? I'm still trying to get my VAXstation II/RC up and running, and I was trying to load it with a questionable tape today. I booted with a standalone backup tape and started reloading. I then proceeded to get a parity error, which I told it to ignore. It sat around for a couple of hours not doing much of anything, so I halted the system and unloaded the tape. Then later on today I went to load it from a known good system tape, only this time standalone backup wouldn't see the disk. Thinking the drive needed reformated I pulled it out, and put it in my VS2000, and when I go to format it I get the following. KA410-A RDRXfmt VSfmt_QUE_unitno (0-2) ? 0 VSfmt_STS_Siz .?? VSfmt_RES_ERR #2 84 FAIL I had formated this same drive in this same system early last week with no problem. I just hadn't had time until today to try loading it. This is the second Hard Drive that has quite working and I've been unable to format after placing it in this system. I have yet to actually get the system to work with a Hard Drive (although the standalone backup recognized the one earlier today). So my question is, am I just having very bad luck or is the controller my problem? Thanks, Zane | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Adminstrator | | healyzh(a)ix.netcom.com (primary) | Linux Enthusiast | | healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | For Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, | | see http://www.dragonfire.net/~healyzh/ | | For the collecting of Classic Computers with info on them. | | see http://www.dragonfire.net/~healyzh/museum.html |