Format a disk
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Any existing data is destroyed when you reformat a disk.
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The need for formatting a disk drive has dropped as more and more
manufacturers ship their disk drives formatted and partitioned. You might not need
to use the format utility when you add a disk drive to an existing
system.
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If a disk has been relocated and is displaying a lot of disk errors,
you can attempt to reformat it, which will automatically remap any bad sectors.
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How to Format a Disk
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Replace a system disk
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SPARC: How to Connect a System Disk and Boot or x86: How to Connect a System Disk and Boot or, if the
system must be reinstalled, Solaris 9 9/04 Installation Guide
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Divide a disk into slices
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SPARC: How to Create Disk Slices and Label
a Disk or x86: How to Create Disk Slices and Label a
Disk
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Add a secondary disk to an existing system
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SPARC: How to Connect a Secondary Disk and
Boot or x86: How to Connect a Secondary Disk and Boot
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Repair a disk drive
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Some customer sites prefer to replace rather than repair defective
drives. If your site has a repair contract with the disk drive manufacturer, you might
not need to use the format utility to repair disk drives.
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The repair of a disk drive usually means that a bad sector is added
to a defect list. New controllers remap bad sectors automatically with no system interruption.
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If the system has an older controller, you might need to remap a bad
sector and restore any lost data.
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Repairing a Defective Sector
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