Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3 User Manual page 183

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Individual Formatting. Choose the Format option from Objects—>
Physical Drive action menu for a physical drive.
Batch Formatting
Select Format from the Management Menu.
1
A device selection window displays the devices connected to the
current controller.
Press the arrow keys to highlight the drives.
2
Press the spacebar to select the desired physical drives for formatting.
3
The indicators for the selected drives flashes.
After you select the physical drives, press <F10> and choose Yes from
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the confirmation prompt.
The indicators for the selected drives changes to FRMT[number],
where number reflects the order of drive selection. Formatting may
take some time, depending on the number of drives you have selected
and the drive capacities.
When formatting is complete, press any key to continue.
5
Press <Esc> to display the Management Menu.
6
Individual Formatting
Choose Objects—> Physical Drive from the Management Menu.
1
A device selection window displays the devices connected to the
current controller.
Press the arrow keys to select the physical drive to be formatted, then
2
press <Enter>.
Choose the Format option.
3
Formatting can take some time, depending on the drive capacity.
When formatting completes, press any key to display the previous
4
menu.
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