Using Scsi Disk Utilities - HP ProLiant ML150 Generation 2 Maintenance And Service Manual

The following options have no effect if Int 13 support is disabled.
— Domain Validation (Default: Enabled) Determine the kinds of SCSI devices
— Support Removable Disks Under Int 13 as Fixed Disks (Default: Disabled)
— BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM (Default: Enabled) When set to Enabled,

Using SCSI Disk Utilities

1. Select SCSI Disk Utilities from the menu that displays after starting SCSISelect.
SCSISelect scans the SCSI bus (to determine the devices installed) and displays a list of
all SCSI IDs and the devices assigned to each ID.
2. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to a specific ID and device, and press the Enter
key.
3. A small menu appears, displaying the options Format Disk and Verify Disk Media.
— Format Disk Allow you to perform a low-level format on a hard drive. Most SCSI
— Verify Disk Media Allow you to scan the media of a hard drive for defects. If the
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connected, reduce data transfer speed when legacy SCSI devices are detected, and
display the resulting data transfer rate.
Determine which removable media drives are supported by the SCSI host bus adapter
BIOS. Choices are as follows:
Disabled No removable media drives are treated as hard drives. Software drivers are
required because the drives are not controlled by the BIOS.
CAUTION: You may lose data if you remove a removable media cartridge from a SCSI drive
controlled by the SCSI host bus adapter BIOS while the drive is on. If you want to be able to
remove the media while the drive is on, install the removable media software driver and set
Support Removable Disks Under Int 13 as Fixed Disks to Disabled.
Boot Only Only the removable media drive designated as the boot device is treated
as a hard drive.
All Disks All removable media drives supported by the BIOS are treated as hard
drives.
the SCSI host bus adapter BIOS allows the HP server to boot from a CD-ROM drive.
disk devices are preformatted at the factory and do not need to be formatted again.
CAUTION: A low-level format destroys all data on the drive. Be sure to back up your data
before performing this operation. You cannot abort a low-level format once it has started.
utility finds bad blocks on the media, it prompts you to reassign them; if you select
yes, those blocks are no longer used. Pressing the Esc key at any time aborts the
utility.
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