
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS
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 Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility (as shown in the screen below.)
2.From the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility menu, select Disk Utilities from the screen as shown above and press <Enter>.
3.When the submenu appears, select the desired disk and press <Enter>.
The following options are available:
1.Format
(Caution: Formatting disk erases all data on the drive. Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation.)
2. Verify Disk