Appendix C: 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 (as shown in the screen below.)

2.From the ARC 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 Disk—Simulates a low-level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk. (Note: Serial ATA drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again.)

(*Caution: Formatting disk erases 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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X6DH3-G2, X6DHi-G2 specifications

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