Adaptec 2940UW - Using SCSI Disk Utilities

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SCSI Card 2940UW Pro User’s Reference
Using SCSI Disk Utilities
To access the SCSI disk utilities, follow these steps:
1
Select the
SCSI Disk Utilities
option from the menu that
appears after starting SCSI
Select
. SCSI
Select
scans the SCSI bus
(to determine the devices installed) and displays a list of all
SCSI IDs and the devices assigned to each ID.
2
Use the
↑
and
↓
keys to move the cursor to a specific ID and
device, then press
Enter
.
3
A small menu appears, displaying the options Format Disk
and Verify Disk Media.
■
Format Disk
—Allows you to perform a low-level format
on a hard disk.
Most SCSI disk devices are preformatted at the
factory and do not need to be formatted again
. Each hard disk
must be low-level formatted before you can use your
operating system’s partitioning and file preparation utili-
ties, such as MS-DOS
Fdisk
and
Format
.
Caution:
A low-level format destroys all data on
the hard disk. Be sure to back up your data before
performing this operation. You
cannot
abort a low-
level format once it is started.
■
Verify Disk Media
—Allows you to scan the media of a
hard disk for defects. If the utility finds bad blocks on the
media, it prompts you to reassign them; if you select
yes
,
those blocks are longer used. You can press
Esc
at any time
to abort the utility.