SUPER MICRO Computer X6DAT-G user manual

Appendix C: Software Installation: Adaptec's SATA HostRAID Utility

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. You are offered the following options:

*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.

* Verify Disk Media—Scans the media of a disk drive for defects.

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