IBM 866631Y Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 48
Format Disk, Attention, Use the Low-Level Format program
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Note: If you press Ctrl+A before the selected drives are ready, an Unexpected SCSI Command Failure screen 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 the 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 the 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, replace the hard disk drive. 38 Hardware Maintenance Manual: Netfinity 7100 - Type 8666
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