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2. Using the Disk Utilities
The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial
ATA hard disks.
To access the disk utilities:
1.
Turn on your computer and press
Ctrl+A
when prompted to access the
ARC utility.
2.
From the ARC menu, select
Disk Utilities
.
3.
Select the desired disk and press
Enter
.
You are offered the following options:
Format Disk
—Simulates a low-level format of the hard drive by writ-
ing zeros to the entire disk. Serial ATA drives are low-level formatted
at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again.
Verify Disk Media
—Scans the media of a disk drive for defects.
MSI Reminds You...
Formatting destroys all data on the drive. Be sure to back up your
data before performing this operation.
