5.Delete the existing volume(s) on the disk. (Right click the volume and select Delete Volume.) Do not delete the first 3 GB volume.

6.Confirm the deletion.

The volume changes to “Unallocated.”

7.Right click the unallocated space and create a new volume with the configuration you desire.

The supported configurations are:

¨Simple--not fault tolerant

¨Spanned (JBOD)--not fault tolerant

¨Striped (RAID-0)--not fault tolerant

¨Mirrored (RAID-1)--fault tolerant

¨RAID5--fault tolerant

Fore each of these options except Simple, a vol- ume can be comprised of more than one disk.

8.Choose the Quick Format option to save time.

Configuration time depends on the configuration type:

¨Simple: within one minute, regardless of disk size

¨Spanned: within one minute, regardless of disk size

¨Striped: within one minute, regardless of disk size

¨Mirrored: about two minutes for a pair of 1000MB disk spaces

¨RAID5: about five minutes for a group of four 1000MB disk spaces

The status area at the bottom of the Disk Manage- ment window shows the progress of the new con- figuration. When complete the status will be “Healthy.”

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