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Overview - Disk Operations

Data
Prepare Disk
Status
This can have any of the following values:
  • No Installed     No disk is inserted, or connection or disk has failed.
  • Not Prepared     Disk has been detected, but it is not ready for use. Use the "Prepare Disk" button to prepare the disk for use.
  • Preparing     This message will only be displayed after you have clicked the "Prepare Disk" button. (See below for details of this button.)
  • Prepared     Disk is ready for use.
S.M.A.R.T.
Status
This can have any of the following values:
  • N/A     No disk is available.
  • Not Tested     No S.M.A.R.T. check has been performed on this drive.
  • Test OK     No errors were found in the last test.
  • Errors     The S.M.A.R.T. check found errors on the drive. If this happens a few times, the disk should be replaced.
Scandisk
Status
This can have any of the following values:
  • N/A     No disk is available.
  • No Scan performed     No Scandisk has been performed recently on this drive.
  • Scandisk in progress     Scandisk operation is in progress. The disk cannot be used while a Scandisk is in progress. If required, use the "Stop/Stop" button to terminate the Scandisk operation and gain access to data on the diks. (To see the results of the Scandisk operation, use the "View Disk Log" button.)
  • Scandisk completed     The last Scandisk operation has been completed. You can use the "View Disk Log" button to view the results.
  • Scandisk terminated     The last Scandisk operation was cancelled by the Administrator before it was completed.
Run
Scandisk
Use these fields to set up a schedule to run Scandisk regularly, if desired. The available options are:
  • Never - Scandisk will not be scheduled to run.
  • Every Day - select this to have scandisk run each day, at the specified time.
  • Every Monday, Every Tuesday, ... &bnsp; Select this to have the scandisk run once per week, on the specified day.

Use the time fields ( hour, minute, am/pm ) to specify when the scandisk operation should be performed.

Operations
Prepare Disk Use this button to start preparing the disk. This will partition and quick-format the new disk.
WARNING !   This will destroy any data on the disk. Once started, this process can NOT be halted or reversed.
S.M.A.R.T.
  • Run Check - Select the day and time you wish the S.M.A.R.T. check to be done. (Select "Never" if you don't wish the S.M.A.R.T. check to be performed automatically.)
  • Check S.M.A.R.T. Now - Click this button to run the S.M.A.R.T. check immediately. The check will take no more than a few minutes.
Scandisk
  • Start/Stop - If a Scandisk is in progress, click this button to terminate the Scandisk immediately. Otherwise, clicking the button will start the Scandisk. The Scandisk could take a few hours, and the disk is unavailable to users while the Scandisk is in progress.
  • Run Scandisk - Select the day and time you wish the Scandisk to be done. (Select "Never" if you don't wish the Scandisk to be performed automatically.)
Standby Use the "Set Hard Disk to standby mode..  " setting to determine if and when the hard disk drives should be switched to "Standby" mode.
Other Buttons
  • Save - Save the settings on this screen. This has no effect on any operations in progress.
  • Cancel - Restore the settings on the screen to their values after the last "Save" operation. Clicking "Cancel" has NO EFFECT on any operations in progress.
  • View Disk Log - Use this to view the results of a S.M.A.R.T. check and/or Scandisk operation.