HP P3413A, Installation And Configuration Manual

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Chapter 2 Configuration with SCSISelect
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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
SCSISelect. 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.
2. Use the arrow 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.
o Format Disk —Allows 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 .
o Verify Disk Media —Allows 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. Pressing Esc at any
time aborts the utility.
CAUTION
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 has started.