46. After all partitions are mapped, press Esc on the keyboard to return to the Main Menu, and then close the command prompt.

Figure 53. LUN Mapping

FORMATTING THE DRIVES

47.Return to the DX8100HDDI front panel and press ESC five times. The Ready status appears in the LCD window.

48.Make sure the DX8100 is still connected to the DX8100HDDI, and turn on the DX8100. The DX8100 application window appears.

49.Access the Windows operating system on the DX8100:

a.Log on to the DX8100.

b.From the DX8100 menu bar, choose File > Exit. The “Shut down” dialog box opens.

c.Click “Exit to Windows.”

d.Click OK. The “Log On to Windows” dialog box opens.

e.Enter the Windows password and click OK. The system logs you on to the Windows operating system.

50.Start the DX8100 Computer Management Utility:

a.Go to Start > Run. The Run dialog box appears.

b.In the Open drop-down box, type compmgmt.msc, and then click OK.

51.When the Computer Management window appears, click Disk Management. The “Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard” appears.

a.Click Next, and make sure all disks are selected in the Disks area.

b.Click Next again. All disks should still be selected.

c.Click Next, and then click Finish.

52.Disk status appears in the contents pane. For this example, there are five unallocated dynamic drives. Perform the following steps:

a.Right-click a disk in the Disk status pane (one that is labeled Dynamic). A shortcut menu appears.

b.Select “Convert to Basic Disk.”

53.Repeat step 52 until all unallocated drives are converted to the Basic status.

54.Configure any unallocated drives:

a.Right-click the first unformatted disk in the contents pane (labeled Unallocated). A shortcut menu appears.

b.Click New Partition.

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dx8100 specifications

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