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CBI/CGI Technical Reference
Chassis Plans C-17
SCSI drives are preformatted and need not be formatted again. If a drive is not prefor-
matted, you can use SCSISelect to perform a low-level format on the drive. The
formatting is compatible with most SCSI disk drives.
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NOTE: 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 starts.
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When you select the Format Disk option, a prompt displays showing the SCSI ID, type
and size of the device you have selected and asks you to confirm that you want to format
the disk:
Two options are available:
• Select Yes to start formatting the disk immediately.
• Select No to cancel the format command without performing the format and
return to the SCSI Disk Utilities screen.
Verify Disk Media
This option lets you scan a disk device for defects. If SCSISelect finds bad blocks, it
prompts you to reassign them so they are no longer used.
When you select the Verify Disk option, a prompt displays showing the SCSI ID, type
and size of the device you have selected and asks you to confirm that you want to verify
the disk:
SCSI ID #0 : SEAGATE ST34371W
Capacity: 4148 MBytes
WARNING!!! This drive is about to be low-level
formatted. All data on the disk will be erased.
Yes
No
SCSI ID #0 : SEAGATE ST34371W
Capacity: 4148 MBytes
This drive will be scanned for media defects. All
recoverable defects will be remapped.
Yes
No
Format Disk?
Verify Disk?