CBI/CGI Technical Reference
Chassis Plans C-17
SCSI drives are preformatted and need not be formatted again. If a drive is not prefor-
matted, you can use SCSISelect to perform a low-level format on the drive. The
formatting is compatible with most SCSI disk drives.
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NOTE: 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 starts.
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When you select the Format Disk option, a prompt displays showing the SCSI ID, type
and size of the device you have selected and asks you to confirm that you want to format
the disk:
Two options are available:
•Select Yes to start formatting the disk immediately.
•Select No to cancel the format command without performing the format and
return to the SCSI Disk Utilities screen.
Verify Disk Media
This option lets you scan a disk device for defects. If SCSISelect finds bad blocks, it
prompts you to reassign them so they are no longer used.
When you select the Verify Disk option, a prompt displays showing the SCSI ID, type
and size of the device you have selected and asks you to confirm that you want to verify
the disk:
SCSI ID #0 : SEAGATE ST34371W
Capacity: 4148 MBytes
WARNING!!! This drive is about to be low-level
formatted. All data on the disk will be erased.
Yes
No
SCSI ID #0 : SEAGATE ST34371W
Capacity: 4148 MBytes
This drive will be scanned for media defects. All
recoverable defects will be remapped.
Yes
No
Format Disk?
Verify Disk?