Adaptec 39160 Manual

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24Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User’s ReferenceUsing SCSI Disk UtilitiesTo access the SCSI disk utilities, follow these steps:1 Select the SCSI Disk Utilities option from the menu thatappears after starting SCSISelect. SCSISelect scans the SCSI bus(to determine the devices installed) and displays a list of allSCSI IDs and the devices assigned to each ID.2 Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to move the cursor to a specific ID anddevice, then press Enter.3 A small menu appears, displaying the options Format Diskand Verify Disk Media.n Format Disk—Allows you to perform a low-level formaton a hard disk drive. Most SCSI disk devices are preformattedat the factory and do not need to be formatted again.Caution: A low-level format destroys all data on thedrive. Be sure to back up your data before performingthis operation. You cannot abort a low-level formatonce it is started.n Verify Disk Media—Allows you to scan the media of ahard disk drive for defects. If the utility finds bad blocks onthe media, it prompts you to reassign them; if you selectyes, those blocks are no longer used. You can press Esc atany time to abort the utility.