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DMODES(1M)          RISC/os Reference Manual           DMODES(1M)



NAME
     dmodes - display and alter parameters of a SCSI disk drive.

SYNOPSIS
     dmodes [-q] [-e #] [-p #] [-c #] [-d #] [-r #] <device_name>

DESCRIPTION
     dmodes is a program that allows a user to display and selec-
     tively alter some of the operating parameters of a SCSI disk
     drive.

     The device_name may be the name of any partition on the
     character device.

OPTIONS
     q    quiet mode: only print header and pages which you are
          changing

     e #  early correction: 0 = disable early ecc correction, 1 =
          enable

     p #  post errors: 0 = disable report soft errors, 1 = enable

     c #  cache mode: 0 = disable drive caching, 1 = enable

     d #  disconnect parameters: set disconnect ratio to #

     r #  reconnect parameters: set reconnect ratio to #

     The following is a sample output when only the -q option is
     specified:


          MAXTOR  -LXT-200SY       -3.09-       -            -DISK
          Maxblock = 392055, blocksize = 512
          Total number of defects = 19

     The following is a sample output when no options are speci-
     fied:


          MAXTOR  -LXT-200SY       -3.09-       -            -DISK
          Maxblock = 392055, blocksize = 512
          Total number of defects = 19

          PRIMARY DEFECT LIST (18 entries)
          Cyl = 35 head =, 1 sect = 27
          Cyl = 228 head = 4 sect = 36
          Cyl = 582 head = 2 sect = 13
          Cyl = 582 head = 2 sect = 13
          Cyl = 742 head = 1 sect = 5
          Cyl = 889 head = 2 sect = 15



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          Cyl = 905 head = 4 sect = 18
          Cyl = 933 head = 1 sect = 18
          Cyl = 950 head = 0 sect = 4
          Cyl = 950 head = 0 sect = 4
          Cyl = 995 head = 5 sect = 6
          Cyl = 996 head = 5 sect = 6
          Cyl = 1206 head = 2 sect = 31
          Cyl = 1206 head = 2 sect = 31
          Cyl = 1281 head = 4 sect = 3
          Cyl = 1281 head = 4 sect = 3
          Cyl = 1287 head = 4 sect = 2
          Cyl = 1287 head = 4 sect = 2

          GROWTH DEFECT LIST (1 entries)
          Cyl = 65 head = 0 sect = 48

          SUMMARY
          Number of defects on head 0 = 3
          Number of defects on head 1 = 3
          Number of defects on head 2 = 5
          Number of defects on head 3 = 0
          Number of defects on head 4 = 6
          Number of defects on head 5 = 2
          Number of defects on head 6 = 0

          ERROR RECOVERY PAGE
               Auto Write Realloc Enable = 0
               Auto Read Realloc Enable  = 0
               Transfer Failing Block    = 0
               Read Continuous           = 0
               Enable Early Correction   = 0
               Post Error                = 1
               Disable Transfer on Error = 0
               Disable Correction        = 0
               Retry Count               = 8
               Correction Span           = 11
               Head Offset Count         = 16
               Data Strobe Offset        = 0
               Recovery Time Limit       = 0

          DISCONNECT/RECONNECT CONTROL PAGE
               Buffer Full Ratio     = 0
               Buffer Empty Ratio    = 64
               Bus Inactivity Limit  = 0
               Disconnect Time Limit = 0
               Connect Time Limit    = 0

          FORMAT PARAMETER PAGE
               Tracks Per Zone       = 1
               Alt Sectors Per Zone  = 1
               Alt Tracks Per Zone   = 0
               Alt Tracks Per Volume = 7



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               Sectors Per Track     = 42
               Bytes Per Sector      = 512
               Interleave            = 1
               Track Skew Factor     = 1
               Cylinder Skew Factor  = 21
               Soft Sectoring        = 0
               Hard Sectoring        = 1
               Removable Media       = 0
               Surface Map           = 0
               Inhibit Save          = 0

          DISK DRIVE GEOMETRY PARAMETER PAGE
               Number of Cylinders            = 1314
               Number of Heads                = 7
               Start of Write Precomp         = 0
               Start of Reduced Write Current = 0
               Drive Step Rate                = 0
               Landing Zone Cylinder          = 0

          READ-AHEAD CONTROL PARAMETER PAGE
               Write Cache Enable      = 0
               Multiple Selection      = 0
               Read Cache Disable      = 0
               Read Retention Priority = 1
               Write Retention Priority= 1
               Disable Prefetch Length = 65471
               Minimum Prefetch        = 0
               Maximum Prefetch        = 64
               Max Prefetch Ceiling    = 64


























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