Viewing Detailed Information About a Disk Drive

From the Status Dashboard, you can choose to view additional, detailed information about a disk drive.

To view additional information about a disk drive

1. In the Configuration tab's navigation pane, click Main > Dashboard.

   The Main > Dashboard page appears.

2. In the Hard Disk Drives area, click on the drive for which you want information.

   The Drive Status window appears, displaying the Summary tab.

   

   For information on the fields displayed, refer to the information in Drive Status Fields.

3. To format the drive, do the following:
   1. Click Format.

      A confirmation message appears.

   2. Click Yes.

      The disk is formatted.

4. To prepare the disk for safe removal, do the following:
   1. Click Safely Remove.

      A confirmation message appears.

   2. Click Yes.

      The disk is unmounted and can be safely removed.

5. To view advanced information, click the Advanced tab.

   The Advanced tab appears.

   

   For drives supporting Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, (S.M.A.R.T), this tab displays advanced diagnostics information about the disk drive.

   For an explanation of the fields, refer to your disk drive's documentation.

   	Tip
   	If your drive does not support S.M.A.R.T, this tab will not appear.
   	Tip
   	USB drives do not support S.M.A.R.T.

6. Click Close.

Drive Status Fields