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Initializing Disk Drives

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BIOS Utilities Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array. Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array. ! Caution: Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible. If the drive is used in an array, you may not be able to use the array again. Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array. To determine which disks are associated with a particular array, see Viewing Array Properties on page A-2. To initialize drives: 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility. 2 From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU). 3 Select Initialize Drives. 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert. 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected. 6 Press Enter. 7 Read the warning message and ensure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize. Type Y to continue. A-6

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BIOS Utilities
Initializing Disk Drives
If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for
creating a new array or if it appears grayed out, you may have to
initialize it before you can use it as part of an array. Drives attached
to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an
array.
Caution:
Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the
disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible. If the drive
is used in an array, you may not be able to use the array again.
Do not
initialize a disk that is part of a boot array. To
determine which disks are associated with a particular array,
see
Viewing Array Properties
on page A-2
.
To initialize drives:
1
Turn on your computer and press
Ctrl+A
when prompted to
access the ARC utility.
2
From the ARC menu, select
Array Configuration Utility (ACU)
.
3
Select
Initialize Drives
.
4
Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish
to initialize and press
Insert
.
5
Repeat
Step 4
so that both drives to be initialized are selected.
6
Press
Enter
.
7
Read the warning message and ensure that you have selected
the correct disk drives to initialize. Type
Y
to continue.
!