Setting Up The Hard Disk - Compaq AlphaServer 1200 User Manual

5.5 Setting Up the Hard Disk

You can perform either an express or a custom hard disk setup. An express
setup, described in this section, creates the recommended partition arrangement
on the first hard disk, but it does not map bad sectors. Custom hard disk setup is
described in Sections 5.5.1 and 5.5.2.
Figure 5-16 Hard Disk Setup Screen
1 2
Disk 0 QLISP1020 #0, SCSI ID 3
Partition 1
6
Unused
Disk 1 NCRC810 #0, SCSI ID 5
Partition 1
Partition 2
9
INSERT=New DEL=Delete
CAUTION: Hard disk changes are immediate; the changes are made as soon as
they are entered. Unintended data loss could occur, so use care when
changing your hard disk arrangement.
²
Physical disk ID — Based on the SCSI ID. The disk with the lowest SCSI ID is
disk 0, the disk with the next lowest SCSI ID is disk 1, and so on.
³
Controller — Brand and model of SCSI chip used on the SCSI controller.
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Controller number — Based on how many SCSI controllers of a particular type
are installed in the system. The first controller of a type is always numbered 0.
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SCSI ID number — A unique number you assign to e ach SCSI device in the
system. This is usually done with jumpers or a thumb wheel attached to the drive
housing.
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Size — The raw capacity of the drive. Formatting the drive with different file
systems (for example, FAT and NTFS) may result in different usable sizes
because of the differences in how storage is managed under those file systems.
5-24 User's Guide
Hard Disk Setup
3 4
F6=Format F7=Express
5
510 MB
200 MB NTFS
7 8
310 MB
1001 MB
995 MB NTFS
6 MB FAT
ESC=Exit
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