Using The Format Scsi Disk Utility - Adaptec AHA-2940UW/OF User Manual

If the Verify utility finds a Recovered Error or a Medium Error
on the device, a message similar to the following appears:
Verifying...ERROR-sector 417792 has a defect-REASSIGN
BLOCK?
– Press Y to reassign the defective sector and continue media
verification
or
– Press N to ignore the defective block and continue media
verification with the next sector
or
– Press Esc to abort the operation

Using the Format SCSI Disk Utility

Fixed data media must be low-level formatted before an operating
system's partitioning and file preparation utilities can be used.
(Most SCSI disk drives are low-level formatted at the factory.)
Adaptec's Format utility is compatible with most SCSI disk drives.
Use the Format utility to format hard disk drives or removable-
media drives that were previously used with non-Adaptec host
adapters.
Caution:
!
drive. Be sure to back up any data you want to keep before
you low-level format your drive. Once started, a low-level
disk format cannot be aborted.
To use the Format [SCSI disk] utility
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Select the Format option from the Format or Verify Device
screen (see Figure 3-5 on page 3-11).
Low-level formatting destroys all the data on a disk
Using SCSISelect
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