Initializing Disk Drives; Rescanning Disk Drives - Adaptec xw4100 Software User's Manual

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.
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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. The
boot array is lowest numbered array (normally 00) in the List
of Arrays dialog box.
See Viewing Array Properties on page 2-2
determining which disks are associated with a particular
array.
To initialize drives:
1
At the BIOS prompt, press Ctrl+A.
2
From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility.
3
Select Initialize Drives.
4
Use the Right/Left arrow keys to select a channel.
5
Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish
to initialize and press Insert.
6
Repeat step 5 until all the drives to be initialized are selected.
7
Press Enter.
8
Read the warning message and ensure that you have selected
the correct disk drives to initialize. Type Y to continue.

Rescanning Disk Drives

To rescan the drives connected to the controller:
1
At the BIOS prompt, press Ctrl+A.
2
From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility.
3
Select Rescan Drives.
Using Adaptec RAID Configuration
for information on
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