Adaptec 39160 User Reference - Page 30

Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User's Reference Using SCSI Disk Utilities To access the SCSI disk utilities, follow these steps: 1 Select the SCSI Disk Utilities option from the menu that appears after starting SCSISelect. SCSISelect scans the SCSI bus (to determine the devices installed) and displays a list of all SCSI IDs and the devices assigned to each ID. 2 Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to move the cursor to a specific ID and device, then press Enter. 3 A small menu appears, displaying the options Format Disk and Verify Disk Media. s Format Disk-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. Caution: A low-level format destroys all data on the drive. Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation. You cannot abort a low-level format once it is started. s Verify Disk Media-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. 24