Avago Technologies LSI SAS 3041E-R - Manual (Page 182)

9-16 Fusion-MPT SAS BIOS and Setup Utility
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9.3.8 Format and Verify Screens
The Device Format and Device Verify screens have similar layouts. To
access them, press Enter on the appropriate field on the Device
Properties screen. These screens include an Elapsed Time and status
bar, which begins incrementing when the operation is started and which
shows the current progress of the operation.
Figure 9.9 shows the Device
Format screen.
Figure 9.9 Device Format Screen
When the Device Format screen appears, press the F key to begin the
format.
Warning: Once a format has begun, it cannot be stopped or
cancelled
Figure 9.10 shows the Device Verify screen:
LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility v6.xx.xx.xx
Device Format -- SAS1068
Device Identifier SEAGATE ST936701SS B828
SAS Address 5000C500:001009E1
Serial Number 3LC0093N0000H4442MHE
WARNING! Format will change the sector size to 512 bytes.
Format will permanently erase all data on this device!
Format may take hours to complete and cannot be stopped.
Press the ’F’ key to begin format or any other key to exit.
Elapsed Time: 00:00:00
Percent
Complete 0% 100%
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Esc=Exit F1/Shift+1=Help