Formatting a hard disk drive, Creating a raid array of hard disk drives, Formatting – Lenovo 6434 User Manual
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Formatting
a
hard
disk
drive
Low-level
formatting
removes
all
data
from
the
hard
disk.
If
there
is
data
on
the
disk
that
you
want
to
save,
back
up
the
hard
disk
before
you
perform
this
procedure.
Note:
Before
you
format
a
hard
disk,
make
sure
that
the
disk
is
not
part
of
a
mirrored
pair.
To
format
a
drive,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
list
of
adapters,
select
the
controller
(channel)
for
the
drive
that
you
want
to
format
and
press
Enter.
2.
Select
SAS
Topology
and
press
Enter.
3.
Select
Direct
Attach
Devices
and
press
Enter.
4.
To
highlight
the
drive
that
you
want
to
format,
use
the
Up
Arrow
and
Down
Arrow
keys.
To
scroll
left
and
right,
use
the
Left
Arrow
and
Right
Arrow
keys
or
the
End
key.
Press
Alt+D.
5.
To
start
the
low-level
formatting
operation,
select
Format
and
press
Enter.
Creating
a
RAID
array
of
hard
disk
drives
To
create
a
RAID
array
of
hard
disk
drives,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
list
of
adapters,
select
the
controller
(channel)
for
the
drives
that
you
want
to
mirror.
2.
Select
RAID
Properties
.
3.
Select
the
type
of
array
that
you
want
to
create.
4.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
highlight
the
first
drive
in
the
pair;
then,
press
the
Minus
(-)
or
Plus
(+)
key
to
change
the
mirror
value
to
Primary
.
5.
Continue
to
select
the
next
drive
using
the
Minus
(-)
or
Plus
(+)
key
until
you
have
selected
all
the
drives
for
your
array.
6.
Press
C
to
create
the
disk
array.
7.
Select
Apply
changes
and
exit
menu
to
create
the
array.
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