Format Menu; Rebuild Menu - Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3 User Manual

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PERC 3 BI OS C o nfigurati on Ut ili ty
Ta b l e 1 1 - 7 . B a t t e r y I n f o r m a t i o n M e n u O p t i o n s (continued)
Menu Item Explanation
No of Cycles Displays the number of charge cycles. After 1100 charge
cycles, the life of the battery pack is assumed to be over and
you must replace it.
Reset Battery Charge Counter
Choose Objects—> Reset Battery Charge Counter to reset the charge cycle
count. Perform the following steps to configure the charge cycle:
When you first install a battery pack, set the Charge Cycle to 0.
1
Select Reset Battery Charge Counter.
2
Select YES to reset the number of cycles to zero and press <Enter>.
3
After 1100 charge cycles, the life of the battery pack is assumed to be
over and you must replace it.

Format Menu

Choose Format from the Management Menu to low-level format one or
more physical drives.
NOTICE: Formatting a hard drive destroys all data on the drive.
Because most SCSI disk drives are low-level formatted at the factory, this
step is usually not necessary. You must format a disk only if:
• The disk drive was not low-level formatted at the factory, or
• An excessive number of media errors have been detected on the disk
drive.
You do not have to choose Format to erase existing information on your
SCSI disks, such as a system partition. That information is erased when you
initialize the logical drive(s).

Rebuild Menu

Choose Rebuild from the Management Menu to rebuild one or more failed
physical drives.