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Using the SCSI Disk Utilities
Format Disk
Verify Disk Media
To enter the SCSI Disk Utilities, select the SCSI Disk Utilities
option from the SCSISelect menu. When you select this option,
SCSISelect scans the SCSI bus (to determine the devices installed)
and displays a list of all SCSI IDs and the devices assigned to each
ID.
When you select a specific ID and device, a small menu appears,
displaying two options: Format Disk and Verify Disk Media.
CAUTION
A low-level format destroys all data on the drive. Back up your data
before performing this operation. You cannot abort a low-level format
once it is started.
This utility enables you to perform a low-level format on a hard disk
drive. Most SCSI disk devices are preformatted at the factory and
do not need to be formatted again. The Adaptec Format Disk
utility is compatible with most SCSI disk drives.
This utility enables you to scan the media of a hard disk drive for
defects. If the utility finds bad blocks on the media, it prompts you
to reassign them; if you select Yes, those blocks are no longer used.
Press <Esc> at any time to abort the utility.
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