Format Option - HP P3410A - NetRAID 1M RAID Controller User Manual

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adapter is at one end of the SCSI bus for the selected channel, you must
use this option. This is the default setting.
Disable Termination: Available for HP NetRAID-3Si and integrated
HP NetRAID in HP NetServer LH 3000/3000r, LH 6000/6000r, and
LT 6000r. Disables termination on the adapter for the selected channel.
Use this option if the selected SCSI channel is terminated with Wide
devices at both ends.
Automatic Termination: Available for HP NetRAID-3Si and integrated
HP NetRAID in HP NetServer LH 3000/3000r, LH 6000/6000r, and
LT 6000r. Enables Automatic Termination on the adapter for the selected
channel.
SCSI Transfer Rate: Identifies the SCSI transfer rate of the channel. The
options are Fast, Ultra, and Ultra2. New parameters become effective on
the next system restart.
Battery Backup
Available for HP NetRAID-3Si, as well as for integrated HP NetRAID in
HP NetServer LH 3000/3000r, LH 6000/6000r, and LT 6000r if accessory Battery
Backup Module is installed. Displays the battery status.
This menu item produces an error message (missing battery) if accessed with the
HP NetRAID-1Si adapter or integrated HP NetRAID without a Battery Backup
Module. Disregard the message for these cases, because they do not have battery
backup.

Format Option

Since most SCSI disk drives are low-level formatted at the factory, this step is
usually not necessary.
Formatting a hard drive destroys all data on the drive. Choose the Format option
to low-level format one or more physical drives only if:
The disk drive was not low-level formatted at the factory.
There is an excessive number of media errors detected on the disk drive.
NOTE You do not need to use the Format option to erase existing
information on your SCSI disks, such as a DOS partition.
Choosing the Initialize menu selection, and initializing your
logical drives erases existing data on the physical drives.
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