Formatting a hard disk drive, Creating a raid array of hard disk drives, Using the webbios utility – Lenovo 3797 User Manual
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Formatting
a
hard
disk
drive
Low-level
formatting
removes
all
data
from
the
hard
disk.
If
there
is
data
on
the
disk
that
you
want
to
save,
back
up
the
hard
disk
before
you
perform
this
procedure.
Note:
Before
you
format
a
hard
disk,
make
sure
that
the
disk
is
not
part
of
a
mirrored
pair.
To
format
a
drive,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
list
of
adapters,
select
the
controller
(channel)
for
the
drive
that
you
want
to
format
and
press
Enter.
2.
Select
SAS
Topology
and
press
Enter.
3.
Select
Direct
Attach
Devices
and
press
Enter.
4.
To
highlight
the
drive
that
you
want
to
format,
use
the
Up
Arrow
and
Down
Arrow
keys.
To
scroll
left
and
right,
use
the
Left
Arrow
and
Right
Arrow
keys
or
the
End
key.
Press
Alt+D.
5.
To
start
the
low-level
formatting
operation,
select
Format
and
press
Enter.
Creating
a
RAID
array
of
hard
disk
drives
To
create
a
RAID
array
of
hard
disk
drives,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
list
of
adapters,
select
the
controller
(channel)
for
which
you
want
to
create
an
array.
2.
Select
RAID
Properties.
3.
Select
the
type
of
array
that
you
want
to
create.
4.
In
the
RAID
Disk
column,
use
the
Spacebar
or
Minus
(-)
key
to
select
[Yes]
(select)
or
[No]
(deselect)
to
select
or
deselect
a
drive
from
a
RAID
disk.
5.
Continue
to
select
drives,
using
the
Spacebar
or
Minus
(-)
key,
until
you
have
selected
all
the
drives
for
your
array.
6.
Press
C
to
create
the
disk
array.
7.
Select
Save
changes
then
exit
this
menu
to
create
the
array.
8.
Exit
the
Setup
utility.
Using
the
WebBIOS
utility
The
WebBIOS
configuration
utility
enables
you
to
create
and
manage
RAID
configurations
on
LSI
SAS
controllers.
The
WebBIOS
utility
resides
in
the
SAS
controller
BIOS
and
operates
independently
of
the
operating
system.
The
WebBIOS
utility
provides
a
configuration
wizard
to
guide
you
through
the
configuration
of
virtual
disks
and
physical
arrays.
Starting
the
WebBIOS
utility
Perform
the
following
steps
to
start
the
WebBIOS
utility
and
access
the
main
menu:
1.
After
you
turn
on
the
power
and
when
the
computer
is
starting,
you
are
prompted
to
press
Ctrl
+
H
when
the
following
message
is
displayed:
Copyright©
LSI
Logic
Corporation
Press
for
WebBIOS
2.
Select
an
adapter
from
the
list.
3.
Click
Start.
The
main
WebBIOS
utility
interface
is
displayed.
You
can
toggle
between
the
physical
view
and
logical
view
of
the
storage
devices
that
are
connected
to
the
controller.
Click
Physical
View
or
Logical
View
on
the
menu
in
the
left
pane
to
change
the
view.
Main
menu
of
the
WebBIOS
utility
The
main
menu
includes
the
following
options:
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