Hitachi FLASHMAX2 User Manual page 44

2. Format the drive (Use FlashMAX III Manager)
Format the Flash Drive with the striped volume assigned using the following
procedure. Formatting is done at a low level on the Flash Drive, and is
different from formatting performed by the OS.
Two modes are available for formatting: Maximum Capacity mode or Maximum
Performance mode. The Maximum Capacity mode is effective for applications
with intensive write, and the Maximum Performance mode requires a 15%
sacrifice in user capacity but can double the random write performance when
compared with the Maximum Capacity mode. (However, in terms of
performance in read and sequential write, there is no difference between the
two modes.) If the available capacity is large, the Maximum Performance
mode is recommended.
To format a Flash Drive, the Flash Drive needs to be online. Click Start >
Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Storage > Disk
Management to open the window, set the Flash Drive online.
For a Flash Drive with a striped volume assigned, do not mix the Maximum
Capacity mode with the Maximum Performance mode. Because of differences
between these two modes, mixing them causes the performance of the drive
with a striped volume assigned to drop.
(1) Select the vgcx of the Flash Drive you want to format.
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