Dell Adaptec U320 SCSI Raid 0 or 1 Controller Card - Manual (Page 29)

1. Start SCSISelect. See " Starting and Exiting SCSISelect ".
SCSISelect detects all Dell SCSI cards and displays the model number, channel letter, slot number, and PCI address for
each SCSI card and channel.
2. Select the SCSI card and channel that has the devices you want to list. The Options menu appears.
3. Select SCSI Disk Utilities.
SCSISelect scans the SCSI bus (to determine the devices installed) and displays a list of all SCSI IDs and the devices
assigned to each ID.
If a device does not show up in SCSISelect, check these items first:
Is the device attached to the SCSI cable?
Is there power to the device?
Does the device have a unique SCSI ID?
If two devices are assigned the same ID and on the same bus, only one device or none of the devices may
show up. To correct this, make sure that each device has a unique SCSI ID.
4. Use the up-arrow and down-arrow keys to move the cursor to a specific ID and device, then press <Enter>.
Verifying or Formatting a Disk
SCSISelect includes a utility that enables you to format and verify disks:
Verify Disk Media—Allows you to scan the media of a hard disk drive for defects. If the utility finds bad
blocks on the media, it prompts you to reassign them so they are no longer used.
Format Disk—Allows you to perform a low-level format on a hard disk drive. A disk must be low-level
formatted before you can use the operating system's partitioning and high-level formatting utilities. Most SCSI
disk devices are preformatted at the factory and do not need to be formatted again. If a drive is not preformatted,
you can use SCSISelect to perform a
low-level format on the drive.This operation is compatible with most SCSI disk drives.
NOTICE: A low-level format destroys all data on the drive. Be sure to back up your data before performing this
operation. You cannot abort a low-level format once it is started.
NOTICE: When a low-level format command is sent to the hard disk drive, the drive will start its format. The
SCSI card will wait for the format to complete and may appear to be hung. You must not interfere or try to stop
the low-level format as this can destroy the hard disk drive and render it unusable. A low-level format can take
from several minutes to several hours to complete, depending on the size and speed of the hard disk drive. When
the drive has completed its low-level format, it will send a command to the SCSI card and allow the user to exit
the utility.
To use SCSISelect to format or verify a disk:
1. Start SCSISelect. See " Starting and Exiting SCSISelect ".
SCSISelect detects all Dell SCSI cards and displays the model number, channel letter, slot number, and PCI address for