Appendix B: Software Installation
B-15
Using the Disk Utilities
The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA
hard disks.
To access the disk utilities:
1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC
utility.
2. From the ARC menu, select Disk Utilities.
3. Select the desired disk and press Enter (as shown below.)
You can choose from the following options
1. Format Disk - Simulates a low-level format of the hard drive by writing zeros
to the entire disk. Serial ATA 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 drive. Be sure to back up your data
before performing this operation.
2. Verify Disk Media - Scans the media of a disk drive for defects.