Adaptec SBC-599 - Manual (Page 88)

78 SBC-596/599 User's Manual
In some cases, selecting an option displays another menu. You
can return to the previous menu at any time by pressing Esc. To
restore the original SCSISelect default values, press F6. To
toggle the display between color and monochrome modes, press
F5 (this feature may not work on some kinds of monitors).
Using the SCSI Disk Utilities
To access the SCSI disk utilities, select the SCSI Disk Utilities
option from the menu that appears after starting SCSISelect.
Once the option is selected, SCSISelect immediately scans the
SCSI bus (to determine the devices installed) and displays a list
of all SCSI IDs and the devices assigned to each ID.
When you select a specific ID and device, a small menu appears,
displaying the options Format Disk and Verify Disk Media.
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Format Disk – This utility allows you to perform a low-
level format on a hard disk drive. Most SCSI disk devices
are preformatted at the factory and do not need to be
formatted again. The Adaptec Format Disk utility is
compatible with the vast majority of SCSI disk drives.
Caution: A low-level format destroys all data on the drive. Be sure
to back up your data before performing this operation. You cannot
abort a low-level format once it is started.
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Verify Disk Media – This utility allows you to scan the
media of a hard disk drive for defects. If the utility finds
bad blocks on the media, it prompts you to reassign them; if
you select yes, those blocks are no longer used. You can
press Esc at any time to abort the utility.