Viewing The Event Log - Adaptec RAID 21610SA Installation And User Manual

Format Disk—Simulates a format of the hard drive by
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removing the file system and writing zeros to the entire disk.
Serial ATA drives are formatted at the factory and do not
need to be formatted again.
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Caution: Formatting destroys all data on the drive. Be
sure to back up your data before performing this
operation.
Verify Disk Media—Scans the media of a disk drive for
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defects. Any errors found are corrected.

Viewing the Event Log

The BIOS-based event log stores all firmware events (configuration
changes, array creation, boot activity, and so on).
The event log has a fixed size. Once full, old events are flushed as
new events are stored. Also, the log is volatile; therefore, it is
cleared after each system restart.
To access the event log:
1 When you turn on or restart your system, press Ctrl+A to access
the ARC when prompted by the following message:
Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
2 If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you
want to configure and then press Enter.
3 From the ARC menu, press Ctrl+P.
The Controller Service Menu appears.
4 Select Controller Log Information and then press Enter. The
current log is displayed.
Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
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