Creating A Security Array With Quick Initialization - Western Digital WD Serial ATA RAID Controller User Manual

Creating a Security Array with Quick Initialization

Under the Security setting, the WD SATA RAID Controller permits two drives to be used for
a single Mirrored array in Auto Setup.
Use this setting to create a mirrored (RAID-1) array with one or two existing hard drives
containing data that you do not want to keep. This method erases the first data block from
your existing drives.
CAUTION: Using the Quick Initialization option on existing drives will result in the loss
of all data on those drives.
Note: When creating a Security array with new drives, a feature called Gigabyte Boundary will
automatically be set to ON.
To create an array for data protection using two new SATA hard drives, follow these steps:
1. Press the to choose Security under the Optimize Array for section.
SPACEBAR
2. Press + to save your selection. The window below will appear.
CTRL Y
Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another or do
quick initialize or create only?
Y - Create and Duplicate
N - Create Only
I - Create and Quick Initialize
3. Press I for Create and Quick Initialize.
4. A window will appear almost immediately confirming that your Security array has been
created. Press any key to reboot the system.
Array has been created.
<Press Any Key to Reboot>
Once the array has been created, format and partition the array as if it were a new single hard
drive. Use a Windows boot disk, or boot to a Windows 2003 Server, XP, or 2000 operating
system CD to partition and format the new array in Disk Management.
For bootable drive arrays, go to "Installing Software Drivers" on page 15 and follow the
instructions for WD SATA RAID Controller driver installation during Windows setup.
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