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Using the Disk Utilities

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BIOS Utilities Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to low-level 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 If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you want to configure and press Enter. 3 From the ARC menu, select Disk Utilities. 4 Select the desired disk and press Enter. You are offered the following options: s Format Disk-Simulates a format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk. Serial ATA drives are formatted at the factory and do not need to be formatted again. ! Caution: Formatting destroys all data on the drive. Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation. s Verify Disk Media-Scans the media of a disk drive for defects. Any errors found are corrected. A-10

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BIOS Utilities
Using the Disk Utilities
The Disk Utilities enable you to low-level 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
If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you
want to configure and press
Enter
.
3
From the ARC menu, select
Disk Utilities
.
4
Select the desired disk and press
Enter
.
You are offered the following options:
■
Format Disk
—
Simulates a format of the hard drive by
writing zeros to the entire disk.
Serial ATA drives are formatted at the factory and do not
need to be formatted again.
Caution:
Formatting destroys all data on the drive. Be
sure to back up your data before performing this
operation.
■
Verify Disk Media
—
Scans the media of a disk drive for
defects. Any errors found are corrected.
!