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PCServer330 - Formatting Drives

Applicable to: World-Wide

Formatting Drives:
You can perform a low-level format on drives with RDY (Ready) EMP (Empty), SBY (Standby), SHS (Standby Hot-Spare), or HSP (Hot-spare) state.

Note: The Format Drive choice on the IBM RAID Subsystems Diagnostics menu provides a low-level format. If you install a new hard disk drive that requires a standard format, use the Format command provided by the operating system.

The ServeRAID configuration program provides the Format program so that you can perform a low-level format on a drive controlled by the RAID adapter.

To perform a low-level format:
1. Start the ServeRAID configuration program (see 'Starting the ServeRAID Configuration Program—).
2. Select Advanced Functions from the Main Menu.
3. Select IBM RAID Subsystems Diagnostics from the Advanced Functions menu.

Attention: A low-level format erases all data and programs from the hard disk drive. Before proceeding, back up any data and programs that you want to save.

4. Select Format Drive. The low-level format program starts.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
You can perform a low-level format on one drive at a time.

Note: If formatting is interrupted, the drive being formatted might display as an Empty state (- - -) or blank in the Bay/Array selection list. Select the drive, and format it again.

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	Hint Category	Hard Drives, Hardware Maintenance Information
	Date Created	12-02-97
	Last Updated	22-01-99
	Revision Date	28-04-99
	Brand	IBM PC Server
	Product Family	PC Server 330
	Machine Type	8640
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