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AHA-2740 Series User's Manual AIC-7770 Utility Selection Options ( ) Disk Format Utility ( ) Host Adapter Diagnostic Utility Figure 3-15. Utility Selection Disk Format Utility This utility allows you to low-level format your SCSI disk and/or verify disk media for defects. Note When migrating hard disk drives and/or removable media drives from other manufacturers host adapters, the disk format utility should be run to low-level format your drive. Disk Format Your fixed disk media must be low-level formatted before you can use your operating system's partitioning and file perparation commands, such as MS-DOS fdisk and format. Most SCSI disk devices are pre-formatted, and do not need re-formatting. The Adaptec low-level formatting utility is compatible with the vast majority of today's SCSI disk drives. Caution All data on the drive will be lost when performing a low-level format. Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation. 3-20 Adaptec AHA-2740 Series User's Manual Stock Number: 510381-00 / Rev. C (Page 3-20) Print Spec Number: 491709-00 Rev C Current Date: 9/1/93 ECN Date: 9/14/93

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Disk Format Utility
This utility allows you to low-level format your SCSI disk and/or
verify disk media for defects.
Note
When migrating hard disk drives and/or removable media drives
from other manufacturers host adapters, the
disk format
utility
should be run to low-level format your drive.
Disk Format
Your fixed disk media must be low-level formatted before you can
use your operating system’s partitioning and file perparation
commands, such as MS-DOS
fdisk
and
format
.
Most SCSI disk devices are pre-formatted, and do not need
re-formatting. The Adaptec low-level formatting utility is
compatible with the vast majority of today’s SCSI disk drives.
Caution
All data on the drive will be lost when performing a low-level for-
mat. Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation.
AIC-7770 Utility Selection Options
(
) Disk Format Utility
(
) Host Adapter Diagnostic Utility
<ESC>
Figure 3-15.
Utility Selection
Adaptec AHA-2740 Series User’s Manual
Stock Number:
510381-00
/
Rev. C
(Page 3-20)
Print Spec Number:
491709-00 Rev C
Current Date:
9/1/93
ECN Date:
9/14/93
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