36 ST12450W/WD Installation Guide, Rev. B
Formatting the drive
Warning. Formatting a drive erases all user data. Be
sure that you understand this principle before
formatting any hard disc drive.
It is not necessary to format a drive which has
previously been used to store data, unless
your intention is to erase all user data.
1. Turn on DC power.
2. Boot the system from a system floppy disc or from a
previously installed hard disc drive if there is one.
3. Format the disc drive. The Barracuda 2, 2HP disc
drive is designed to operate with a variety of operating
systems; therefore, please refer to your system or
SCSI controller manuals for information about for-
matting and setting up the drive.
