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Ch 4: System Environment Settings
106 Hitachi PC VisionBase8450H/R Server
Format
Formats the SCSI device physically.
Verify
Conducts a verify check for the SCSI device to detect defective sectors.
Help
An explanation (in English) of this screen is displayed. Pressing the space key or any other key will clear the
explanation.
Restore Default Setup
Returns the setting for each item on this screen to defaults.
Exit This Menu
Terminates the operation on this screen and returns to the original menu.
Other Functions
This section explains each menu item other than SCSI device names (adapter names). For operations when an SCSI
device is selected, see the descriptions in “What You can Set with Adapter Setup” on page100 and “What You Can
Set with Device Selections” on page103.
Change Adapter Status
Used to specify whether or not to activate/deactivate SCSI devices collectively for each SCSI controller that they
are connected to. Choosing this item will display the following screen.
Move the cursor to the SCSI controller for which you want to change the setting, then press key. The setting
for the [Next Boot] field will be changed.
For the Narrow-SCSI controller (SYM53C810), be sure to change the setting to “Off” before use.
• On: SCSI devices will be recognized the next time the SCSI controller is started. (Default)
• Off: No SCSI devices will be recognized the next time the SCSI controller is started.
Executing “Format” will erase all data. In ordinary situations, do not choose this item.
To format only particular partitions, use the FORMAT command of your OS.