Device is not known to local system. On the device field, press PF3. Meaning: You entered a device name of a device that is not connected to your system. Action: Select a device that is connected to your system. Press PF3 to display a box of known disk devices. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the selection options, and press Return to select a device. Selecting a device from this box places the selection in the name field. If you do not want to select a disk device press PF3 again (or Ctrl/Z) to cancel the box.