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2. Select the pdisk that you want to format. The following instructions are

displayed:

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐

│ SSA SERVICE AIDS 8238 │

│ FORMAT DISK 82395 │

│ FORMAT DISK 82396 │

│ │

│ pdisk1 22222222 -4-P 2 GB SSA F Physical Disk Drive │

│ │

│ Set or Reset Identify. │

│ Select this option to set or reset the Identify indicator │

│ on the disk drive. │

│ Format. │

│ Select this option only if you are sure that you have selected │

│ the correct disk drive. │

│ FORMATTING DESTROYS ALL DATA ON THE DISK DRIVE. │

│ │

│ F3=Cancel F1=Exit │

│ │

└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

3. If you are not sure of the identification (pdisk number) of the disk drive module

that you want to format, use the identify function to get a positive physical

identification of the module (see “The Identify Function” on page 3-65). You can

further ensure that you have selected the correct disk drive module by verifying

that the serial number on the front of the disk drive module is the same as the

serial number that is displayed on the screen.

4. When you are sure that you have selected the correct disk drive module, select

Format.

3-80 Service Guide

IBM RS/6000 7025 F50 Series User Manual

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