SAS BIOS configuration utility 14
Device Format screen
This screen enables you to format a particular device. To access the Format screen, press the
Enter
key in the
appropriate field on the Device Properties screen.
To begin the format, press the
F
key.
CAUTION:
When you have started a format, you cannot pause or cancel it.
NOTE:
The formatting procedure sets the sector size to 512 bytes, even if the drive was previously formatted to
another sector size. This is the only sector size that the SAS BIOS configuration utility supports on RAID arrays.
Device Verify screen
This screen enables you to verify a particular device. To access the Verify screen, press the
Enter
key in the
appropriate field on the Device Properties screen.
To begin the verify process, press the
Enter
key. You can cancel the verify process at any time by pressing the
Esc
key.
If the
logical block addresses (LBAs) can be reassigned or must be reassigned, the following prompt appears
after you have pressed the
Enter
key:
Reassign the block?
(Yes, No, All, nonE, Cancel)