Appendix C: Installing The Adaptec Hostraid Utility And The Windows Os - Supermicro X7DA3 Plus User Manual

Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS

Viewing Array Properties
To view the properties of an existing array:
1. From the Array Confi guration Utility menu, select Manage Arrays.
2. From the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array you want to view and press
<Enter>.
The Array Properties dialog box displays, showing detailed information on the array,
including the physical disks associated with the array.
3. Press <Esc> to return to the previous menu.
Deleting Arrays
Warning: To prevent accidental loss of data, be sure to back up the data on an array
before you delete it. Deleted arrays cannot be restored.
To delete an existing array:
1. From the Array Confi guration Utility menu, select Manage Arrays.
2. Select the array you wish to delete and press <Delete>.
3. In the Array Properties dialog box, select Delete and press <Enter>. A warning
message displays:
Warning!! Deleting the array will render array unusable. Do you want to delete the
array? (Yes/No):
RAID 1 only—the following prompt is also displayed:
Deleting the partition will result in data loss! Do you also want to delete the partition?
(Yes/No):
4. Press <Yes> to delete the array or partition or <No> to return to the previous
menu.
5. Press <Esc> to return to the previous menu.
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