Listing Scsi Ids; Aha-3980/3980W/3985/3985W User's Guide; Formatting A Scsi Disk - Adaptec AHA-3980 User Manual

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Press any key to reboot the computer. The changes take effect
after the computer reboots.

Listing SCSI IDs

With SCSISelect, you can list the SCSI IDs of devices attached to the
AHA-398x. This lets you quickly verify that no devices on a channel
have duplicate IDs.
To view the SCSI IDs, follow these steps:
1
Start SCSISelect (see Starting SCSISelect on page 13-6).
2
Select the channel that has the devices you want to list. The
Options menu appears.
3
Select SCSI Disk Utilities. SCSISelect scans the SCSI bus and
lists the SCSI IDs and associated devices on the SCSI bus (see
Figure 13-36).
Figure 13-36 shows seven SCSI IDs. Fifteen SCSI IDs are listed
for the AHA-3980W/3985W adapters.

Formatting a SCSI Disk

A SCSI disk drive must be low-level formatted before you can use
the operating system's partitioning and high-level formatting utili-
ties, such as MS-DOS fdisk and format . Most SCSI drives have
already been preformatted by the manufacturer. If a drive is not pre-
formatted, you can use SCSISelect's Format Disk option to low-level
format it. The Format Disk option is compatible with most SCSI disk
drives.
When you create an array with the Initial Array Configuration Util-
ity or the Administrator Utility, you are automatically prompted to
initialize (format) the drives used in the array. For more informa-
tion, see Creating an Array with the Initial Array Configuration Utility
on page 6-3 and Adding an Array on page 10-1.
Caution:
A low-level format destroys all data on the drive or
array. Be sure to back up your data before performing this
operation. You cannot abort a low-level format once it starts.

AHA-3980/3980W/3985/3985W User's Guide

Stock Number: 510810-00, Rev. D
Print Spec Number: 493479-00
Current Date: 3/1/99
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