SUPER MICRO Computer 6014P-8R, 6014P-82R Using the Disk Utilities, To access the disk utilities

Appendix B: Software Installation

Using the Disk Utilities

The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks.

To access the disk utilities:

1.Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility.

2.From the ARC menu, select Disk Utilities.

3.Select the desired disk and press Enter (as shown below.)

You can choose from the following options

1.Format Disk - Simulates a low-level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk. Serial ATA drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again.

Caution: Formatting destroys all data on the drive. Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation.

2. Verify Disk Media - Scans the media of a disk drive for defects.

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