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Adaptec PERC BIOS (continued)

Initialize Drives

If Initialize Drives is selected from the Container Configuration Utility main menu screen, the following screen will appear. All physical hard drives available to be initialized will be listed on this screen.

Adaptec PERC Initialize Drives Screen
Container Configuration Utility 'Initialize Drives' subscreen

Once a drive is selected for initialization, the following warning screen will appear:

Adaptec PERC Initialize Drives Screen
Container Configuration Utility 'Initialize Drives' subscreen

CAUTION!   Initializing a drive will cause all data on a hard drive to be lost! Back up any necessary data on the drive before initializing it.


 Adaptec Sub-Topic Map 

BIOS Main Menu Container Configuration Initialize Drives Create Container Manage Containers

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