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From: ignatios@cs.uni-bonn.de (Ignatios Souvatzis)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Changing block size of SCSI Hard disks ?
Date: 18 Mar 1997 08:09:18 GMT
Organization: RHRZ - University of Bonn (Germany)
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In article <5gkgn5$6jm@bmerhc5e.bnr.ca>,
	Francois <fdrolet@nortel.ca> writes:
> I am trying to change the block size of a Quantum Atlas II(2.1GB) Hard Drive,
> But it seems like the mode select page 3(Format device page) is not saveable
> !!!
> 
> Is there any way to change the block size for that drive ?

I don't know about that specific driver, but many modern drivers only allow
one block size. This is probably related to the error recovery procedures,
which you need if you use high bit densities.

	-is