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Format, Attention

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Note: If you press Ctrl+A before the selected drives are ready, a screen similar to the following might appear. Restart the server and watch the SCSISelect messages as each drive spins up. After the drive that you want to view or format spins up, press Ctrl+A. v Format Disk Attention: The Low-Level Format program erases all data and programs. Select this choice to perform a low-level format on a hard disk drive. Depending on the hard disk drive capacity, the Low-Level Format program could take up to two hours. Use the Low-Level Format program: - When you are installing software that requires a low-level format - When you get recurring messages from the diagnostic tests directing you to run the Low-Level Format program on the hard disk drive - As a last resort before replacing a failing hard disk drive Note: If your server has a PCI RAID adapter installed, refer to the RAID adapter documentation for instructions for performing low-level formats on hard disk drives attached to the adapter. To start the Low-Level Format program: 1. If the hard disk is working, make a backup copy of all the files and programs on the hard disk drive. (See your operating system information for instructions.) 2. Select Format Disk; then, follow the instructions on the screen. Note: Hard disks normally contain more tracks than their stated capacity (to allow for defective tracks). A message appears on the screen if the defect limit is reached. If this happens, have the system serviced. Configuring the server 39

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Note:
If
you
press
Ctrl+A
before
the
selected
drives
are
ready,
a
screen
similar
to
the
following
might
appear.
Restart
the
server
and
watch
the
SCSISelect
messages
as
each
drive
spins
up.
After
the
drive
that
you
want
to
view
or
format
spins
up,
press
Ctrl+A.
v
Format
Disk
Attention:
The
Low-Level
Format
program
erases
all
data
and
programs.
Select
this
choice
to
perform
a
low-level
format
on
a
hard
disk
drive.
Depending
on
the
hard
disk
drive
capacity,
the
Low-Level
Format
program
could
take
up
to
two
hours.
Use
the
Low-Level
Format
program:
–
When
you
are
installing
software
that
requires
a
low-level
format
–
When
you
get
recurring
messages
from
the
diagnostic
tests
directing
you
to
run
the
Low-Level
Format
program
on
the
hard
disk
drive
–
As
a
last
resort
before
replacing
a
failing
hard
disk
drive
Note:
If
your
server
has
a
PCI
RAID
adapter
installed,
refer
to
the
RAID
adapter
documentation
for
instructions
for
performing
low-level
formats
on
hard
disk
drives
attached
to
the
adapter.
To
start
the
Low-Level
Format
program:
1.
If
the
hard
disk
is
working,
make
a
backup
copy
of
all
the
files
and
programs
on
the
hard
disk
drive.
(See
your
operating
system
information
for
instructions.)
2.
Select
Format
Disk
;
then,
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Note:
Hard
disks
normally
contain
more
tracks
than
their
stated
capacity
(to
allow
for
defective
tracks).
A
message
appears
on
the
screen
if
the
defect
limit
is
reached.
If
this
happens,
have
the
system
serviced.
Configuring
the
server
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