Adaptec AHA-2940AU User Guide - Page 10

immediately scans the SCSI bus and displays a list of all SCSI IDs and the devices assigned to each ID. When you select a specific ID and device, a small menu appears, displaying the options Format Disk and Verify Disk Media. s Format Disk-This utility allows you to perform a low-level format on a hard disk drive. Most SCSI disk devices are preformatted at the factory and do not need to be formatted again. The Adaptec Format Disk utility is compatible with the vast majority of SCSI disk drives. s Verify Disk Media-This utility allows you to scan the media of a hard disk drive for defects. If the utility finds bad blocks on the media, it prompts you to reassign them; if you select yes, those blocks are no longer used. You can press Esc at any time to abort the utility. 8 Installing Device Drivers Some operating systems embed (include) the AHA-2940Ultra/2940Ultra Wide device driver as part of their installation software. These drivers work fine with your AHA-2940Ultra/2940Ultra Wide; however, the most recent version of the driver should be installed in order for your AHA-2940Ultra/2940Ultra Wide to perform at its optimum level. If you purchased your AHA-2940Ultra/2940Ultra Wide in a kit, the kit includes the latest Adaptec EZ-SCSI® and Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set software. s Adaptec EZ-SCSI-allows you to install software drivers for DOS, Windows® 3.x, and Windows® 95/98 and includes several additional utilities. Refer to the EZ-SCSI documentation for more information. 10