Drive Preparation; Low-Level Format - Adaptec AHA-1540C User Manual

Stepping Through Installation
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You do not need to start the system with a bootable floppy
diskette.
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System error messages, such as System Configuration
Changed, Run Setup and prompts on how to continue, may be
displayed.
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If no system setup error messages are displayed, skip the
following steps and proceed to Drive Preparation.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions to run your computer sys-
tem Setup program:
a. If your system boots from an existing SCSI drive: both disk
fields must be set to Not Installed.
b. If your system boots from a non-SCSI drive: make sure that
the second Hard Disk or Fixed Disk Drive field CD) in
your computer's Setup program is set to Not Installed.
4 When the Setup parameters have been defined, follow the
directions on the screen to restart the system.
Drive Preparation
Unless your new drives have already been prepared for your oper-
ating system, you will not be able to access them yet.
Low-Level Format
SCSI Disk Utilities, in Chapter Four, explains how to access the
Configuration Software's built-in low-level format utility. Most
SCSI drives are shipped from the factory with a complete low-level
format, and do not need to be low-level formatted again.
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If you are installing a new factory-formatted fixed disk
drive, proceed to the Partitioning section; your new drive
does not need to be low-level formatted.
If the drive you are using was previously low-level formatted with
a non-Adaptec host adapter or disk controller:
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