IBM B01 Service Manual page 144

5 Format Disk
To use the format disk service
aid:
• On the Disk Service Aids
window select the disk drive
that you want to format (see
Notes).
• When you are su re that you
have selected the correct
disk drive, press F2 (Format).
A prompt for confirmation
displays.
Continue on step 6.
6
On the Confirmation screen:
• Answer the prompt Yes.
• If you want to find out how
the format operation is
progressing, go to "Running
the SSA Configurator" on
page 129 and use the
procedure to View/Modify
Attributes.
End of procedure
SSA RAID Adapter, SSA, and RAID
ISSACFG SSA Configurator and Service Aids Vyyrrmdd OS2 Vers ion
Main Menu
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Disk Service Aids
link SSA UID Status
Port Al
UIDlxxxx Good
UID2xxxx Good
UID3xxxx Good
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UID4xxxx Good
Port A2
Port Bl
No di sks
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Port B2
<ESCAPE> Exit <ENTER> Select <Fl> Help <F2> Fonnat
<F3> Certify <F4> ServiceMode <FS> Di agnosti cs <F9> F1 ashOn
<flO> F1 ashOff <Fll> Refresh
Note: If you are not sure of the identification of the disk drive that
you want to format, use the Identify function to get a positive
physical identification of the disk drive (see step 8).
You can further ensure that you have selected the correct
disk drive by verifying that the serial number on the disk drive
is the same as the serial number that is displayed on the
screen.
Confi nnation
Do you really want to fonnat this disk?
No
Yes
Disk drive nnnnnnnn has been selected for fonnatting
All data on this physical disk will be lost.
Note - before fonnatting a physical disk. ensure that the disk
has been powered on for at least 30 minutes.
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