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<h1><img src="images/l_pdrdy.gif" width="28" height="28" alt="Physical Drive">&nbsp;Verifying physical drives</h1>

<p>Use this action to check a physical drive for inconsistent or bad data. The Verify action examines each sector and block
on the disk to ensure that it is readable. It does not repair the drive if bad data is found.
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<p>To verify a physical drive: </p>
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  <li>In the <a href="cusegui4.htm">Physical devices view</a>,
  click <img src="images/drive.gif" width="28" height="20">
    (physical drive).<br>
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  </li>
  <li> Right-click <b>Verify</b>. <br>
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  </li>
  <li>Click <b>Yes</b> to verify the drive.
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  <img src="images/note.gif" width="15" height="17"> <b>Note:</b> To check the progress of the operation, switch to <a href="cusegui9.htm#textvu">text view</a>.</p>
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<h2>More information</h2>

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  <li><a href="csynchld.htm">Understanding verifying logical devices</a></li>
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