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If space remains in the arrays, the next logical drive to be configured appears.

22Repeat steps 3 to 21 to create an array and configure another logical drive.

If all array space is used, a list of the existing logical drives appears.

23Press any key to continue.

24Respond to the Save prompt.

25Initialize the logical drives you have just configured.

Initializing Logical Drives

Initialize each new logical drive you configure. You can initialize the logical drives using:

Batch Initialization. The Initialize option on the Management Menu lets you initialize up to eight logical drives simultaneously.

Individual Initialization. The Objects—>Logical Drive action menu for an individual logical drive has an Initialize option.

Batch Initialization

To initialize logical drives using the batch initialization procedure:

1Choose Initialize from the BIOS Configuration Utility Management Menu.

A list of the current logical drives appears.

2Press the spacebar to select the desired logical drives for initialization or press <F2> to select/deselect all logical drives.

3After you select the logical drives to initialize, press <F10>.

4Select Yes from the confirmation prompt.

The progress of the initialization for each drive displays in bar graph format.

5When initialization is complete, press any key to continue.

6Press <Esc> to display the Management Menu.

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