BusLogic BT-956C, User Manual

The Utilities Menu

The 

Utilities Menu offers disk format and verification of SCSI disk devices

connected to a selected adapter.

<<<Current Adapter at   Port 

 = Select Option, <Enter> = Accept, 

 Exit, 

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When a Utilities Menu option is invoked the first time, BIOS scans and reg-

isters all SCSI devices connected to the selected adapter and displays a list

of attached SCSI devices. Select the desired device and press <ENTER>.

When you have selected the Format Disk or the Verify Disk option, you are

prompted to confirm your choice.

Select Yes to start the operation for the selected device or No to cancel it.

Format Disk

Use the 

 Disk option to low-level format your SCSI hard disk drive.

Because most off-the-shelf hard drives are factory formatted, it is unlikely

that you need to perform this procedure. If, however, you have an 

matted disk, or if you are experiencing problems with your hard drive that

indicate the need for a low-level format, use this option.

Once formatting is complete, run the

 Disk 

option on the Utilities

Menu to check the results of the format.

Warning: 

The 

 will erase all data on your disk drives. Before formatting

make 

 that all necessary data is backed up on another drive.

During formatting, you will see a display like the following:

 wait 

for completion.

The duration of the format depends on the size of the drive. If an error oc-

curs, AutoSCSI will report that the format failed. If a failure occurs, refer to

troubleshooting guidelines in the manuals for your drive. The format pro-

cess cannot be 

 it has started.

Once the format is complete and no errors have occurred, AutoSCSI dis-

plays:

Operation successful. Press any key to continue.

Press any key to return to the previous menu.

Verify Disk

The 

Verify Disk option scans the media of a selected device. Use this utility

to verify that your hard drive is operable. During the course of the scan,

you will see a display such as the following:

 wait for completion.

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The duration depends on the size of the drive. If an error occurs, AutoSCSI

will report that the verification failed. If a failure occurs, refer to trouble-

shooting guidelines in the manual for your drive. Press 

 to stop the

verification process.

Once completed and no errors have occurred, AutoSCSI reports that the

operation was successful. Press any key to return to the previous menu.

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