SUPER MICRO Computer 5015M-U - Manual (Page 127)

Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines
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To format a disk
Note: The Formatting Disk operation allows you to perform a low-level formatting
of a 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.
1. When the screen shown below displays, select Format Disk and press .
The following screen appears:
2. Read the warning message when it appears in the screen as shown below. To
continue with disk formatting, select Yes and hit . Otherwise, select No
and press .
Caution: Formatting a disk destroys all data on the drive. Be sure to back up your
data before formatting a disk.