Using Drive Setup For Test And Repair Ide Hard Disks - Power Computing PowerTower Pro User Manual

Chapter 4, Troubleshooting
Re-initializing the hard disk
If the low level data on your hard disk becomes corrupted and cannot be repaired by Disk
First Aid or another drive maintenance program, it may be necessary to remove all software
from the hard drive to eliminate the data corruption. You can do this by re-initializing the
hard disks. To re-initialize the hard disk:
CAUTION: Re-initializing the hard disk will remove all data from it. Make certain
you have backed-up your Þles prior to initializing the drive.
1.
SELECT the device you wish to mount, then
2.
CHOOSE the ÔinitializeÕ command from the ÒFileÓ menu.
You will be presented with a warning message which states, ÒThe disk at ID x already
has data on it. Initializing it will wipe out all existing data with no possibility of
recovery.
3.
PRESS the ÒcontinueÓ button.
A dialog box will appear which asks you to ÒChoose a partitioning methodÓ.
4.
Unless you wish to partition the drive into multiple volumes, select
ÒMaximum MacintoshÓ and press the ÒOKÓ button. To partition the drive
into multiple volumes see ÒPartitioning,Ó starting on page 187.

Using Drive Setup for test and repair IDE hard disks

If your computer comes with an IDE hard disk, you will not be able to use HDT Primer PE
to format or test it. To format and test IDE hard drives, you should instead use AppleÕs
Drive Setup application. Drive Setup can be found on the Power CD in the For Apple IDE
and Apple HDs Only folder. This folder is located in the Utilities folder in the Apple
Utilities folder.
When you launch Drive Setup, you will be presented with a window that lists all the
connected SCSI and IDE devices. Some of these devices may appear with the name <not
supported>. These devices are meant for use with HDT Primer PE or some other SCSI
driver. Your IDE drive will appear on the list with the type IDE. SCSI devices will appear
the type SCSI.
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