Format Disk - Acer Altos 9100 Series User Manual

When you highlight a disk device by moving to it with the cursor keys and press
Enter, a small menu window appears. You then select Format Disk or Verify
Media from this menu.
Use the cursor keys (↑ ↓) to move between options. Press Enter to display a pop-
up menu with a selection of values. Use the cursor keys (↑ ↓) to select a value, and
press Enter to make your -selection.

Format Disk

The Format Disk utility performs a low-level format on disk devices.
Most SCSI disk devices are preformatted and do not need to be formatted again.
The Adaptec Format Disk utility is compatible with the vast majority of SCSI disk
drives. Run it on hard disk drives or removable-media drives that were previously
used with a non-Adaptec SCSI controller.
Verify Disk Media
The Verify Disk Media utility scans the selected device's media for defects. If the
utility finds bad blocks, it prompts you to reassign them; if you select yes, those
blocks will no longer be used.
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A low-level format destroys all data on the drive.
Be sure to back up your data before performing
this operation. You cannot abort a low-level
format once it is started.
You can press Esc at any time to abort the
Verify Disk Media utility.