Adaptec ATA II 1220SA - Manual (Page 59)

Appendix B: Using the ARC Utility ●
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Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives
You can use the disk utilities to low-level format or verify your disk drives. (New disk drives are
low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again.)
Caution: Before you format a disk drive, back up all data. Formatting destroys all data on
a disk drive.
To use the disk utilities:
1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility.
2 From the ARC utility menu, select Disk Utilities.
3 Select the desired disk, then press Enter.
You are offered the following options:
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Format Disk—Simulates a low-level format of the disk drive by writing zeros to the
entire disk. SATA 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 disk. Be sure to back up your data
before performing this operation.
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Verify Disk Media—Scans the media of a disk drive for defects.
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