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Troubleshooting
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PowerCenter User’s Guide
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Re-initializing the hard disk
If the low level data on your hard disk becomes corrupted and cannot be
repaired by Disk First Aid or another drive maintenance program, it may be
necessary to remove all software from the hard drive to eliminate the data
corruption. You can do this by re-initializing the hard disks. To re-initialize the
hard disk:
CAUTION: Re-initializing the hard disk will remove all data from it. Make
certain you have backed-up your files prior to initializing the drive.
1. SELECT the device you wish to mount, then
2. CHOOSE the
A u t o i n i t i a l i z e
command from the Devices menu.
You will be presented with a warning message which states, “The disk at ID
x already has data on it. Initializing it will wipe out all existing data with
no possibility of recovery.
3. PRESS the
Continue
button.
A dialog box will appear which asks you to “Choose a partitioning
method”.
4. Unless you wish to partition the drive into multiple volumes, select
M a x i m u m M a c i n t o s h
and press the
OK
button. To partition the
drive into multiple volumes see the Hard Disk Toolkit
documentation.
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