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Your IO Accelerator comes pre-formatted, so generally it's not necessary to use this option. However,
you would use it if you:
• Need to re-format the drive for performance reasons.
• Are instructed to do so by HP Customer Support.
NOTE:
The ioManager performs a low-level format that is different from a format performed by an
operating system using standard disk management utilities. You do not need to perform a
ioManager low-level format to create an operating system-specific volume on the device.
To format an IO Accelerator:
1. Select one or more IO Accelerator(s) from the Device Tree.
2.
Click Format.
3.
Select which type of format you wish to perform
Format options:
• Maximum Capacity—Creates the maximum possible capacity for user data on the device.
This is the standard format found on a new IO Accelerator.
• Improved Write Performance—Formats the device for increased write performance at the cost
of approximately 50% of capacity.
• Maximum Write Performance—Formats the device for maximum write performance at the
cost of approximately 70% of capacity.
4. ClickNext. The ioManager program will list your selected device(s) to format as well as the ap-
proximate capacity after formatting for each device:
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