Adaptec DuraStor 6200SR User Manual page 15

If the array you are creating is a RAID 3, RAID 4, RAID 5, or
RAID 50, the Chunk Size screen appears.
If you are creating a different type of array, skip to
14 Choose the chunk size, then press Enter.
Chunk size is the amount of contiguous data that is written to an
array member. To determine the appropriate chunk size, refer to
your OS's documentation. For example, the default chunk size
for Windows NT
the array for a database with very small records, you may want
to use a smaller chunk size.
The system asks you to confirm that you want to create an array.
15 Choose Y, then press Enter.
A message notifies you that the array is being created and shows
the progress of the initialization process. The array initialization
process can take from several minutes to several hours,
depending on the array type (volume, RAID 0, and RAID 1 are
the fastest), array size, disk drive speed, and other processes
running on the controller.
16 Press Esc to return to the System menu and perform other
functions while the initialization continues.
Checking the Progress of the Array Initialization
You can check the progress of the array initialization at any time.
1 From the System menu, choose Array Menu, then press Enter.
The status of the initialization appears in the list of arrays.
2 Press Enter.
↑ ↓
3 Use and
appears.
If you need to change the disk drives or change some other array
configuration, you can stop the array initialization process. See
Stopping the Array Initialization Process on page
Creating and Managing Arrays and Partitions
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and many other OSs is 64 KB. If you are using
to cycle through the status information that
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