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Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S/2200S Software User's Guide The controller should not be powered off or rebooted during a disk format. Doing so may render the disk unusable until the format is manually restarted and completed. ! Caution: A low-level format destroys all data on the drive. Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation. Once started, you cannot abort a lowlevel format. ■ Verify Disk Media - Scans the media of a disk drive for defects. If the utility finds bad blocks on the media, it prompts you to reassign them. If you select yes, the utility remaps the recoverable defects and no longer uses those blocks. You can press Esc at any time to abort the utility. Viewing the Event Log The BIOS-based event log stores all firmware events (configuration changes, array creation, boot activity, and so on). To access the event log: 1 When you turn on or reboot your system, press Ctrl+A to access the ARC when prompted by the following message: Press for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 2 If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you want to configure and press Enter. 3 From the ARC menu, press Ctrl+P. 4 The Controller Service Menu appears, including the option Controller Log Information. 5 Select Controller Log Information and press Enter. The current log is displayed. 2-16

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Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S/2200S Software User’s Guide
The controller should not be powered off or rebooted during
a disk format. Doing so may render the disk unusable until
the format is manually restarted and completed.
Caution:
A low-level format destroys all data on the
drive. Be sure to back up your data before performing
this operation. Once started, you
cannot
abort a low-
level format.
■
Verify Disk Media
— Scans the media of a disk drive for
defects. If the utility finds bad blocks on the media, it
prompts you to reassign them. If you select
yes
, the utility
remaps the recoverable defects and no longer uses those
blocks. You can press
Esc
at any time to abort the utility.
Viewing the Event Log
The BIOS-based event log stores all firmware events (configuration
changes, array creation, boot activity, and so on).
To access the event log:
1
When you turn on or reboot your system, press
Ctrl+A
to access
the ARC when prompted by the following message:
Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
2
If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you
want to configure and press
Enter
.
3
From the ARC menu, press
Ctrl+P
.
4
The Controller Service Menu appears, including the option
Controller Log Information
.
5
Select
Controller Log Information
and press
Enter
. The current
log is displayed.
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