Sonnet Technologies Fusion F2QR - Manual (Page 9)

E. Drive Formatting—Windows Users’ Instructions
After setting the F2QR’s drive configuration using the RAID Master
application, you must format the drives using Disk Management.
The procedure listed below describes the process of formatting and
configuring drives under Windows 7; steps for formatting under other
versions are very similar
.
1. Click Start, then right-click Computer, and then click Manage.
2. In the Computer Management window, click Storage in the left pane
to expand the list (if necessary), and then click Disk Management.
3. If you are using Windows Vista, an Initialize Disk window will
appear; skip to step 4. If you are using Windows 7, XP, Server 2008
or 2003, when the disks are displayed, the Fusion F2QR’s drives
will appear as a single volume when configured as RAID 0, RAID 1,
or Span (or as two drives if configured as JBOD), and listed as
“unallocated”. Right-click where the words “Not Initialized” appear
and select Initialize Disk
(Figure 7).
4. In the Initialize Disk window, select GPT, and then Click OK
(Figure 8).
5. Back in the Computer Management window, right-click where the
word “Unallocated” appears, and then select New Simple Volume.
6. When the New Simple Volume Wizard window appears, click Next
(Figure 9).
7. When the Specify Volume Size window appears, click Next if you want
all of the capacity to remain as one block (volume). Otherwise, adjust
the volume size to meet your needs, and then click Next.
8. When the Assign Drive Letter or Path window appears, select Assign
the following drive letter, choose a letter, and then click Next.
9. When the Format Partition window appears, enter a new name for
the volume, select “Perform a quick format”, and then click Next.
Note: If you do not select the quick format option, this process will take much
longer to complete.
10. When the next window appears, click Finish; once “Healthy
(Primary Partition)” appears, the F2QR is ready for use.
Set Drive Configuration
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Support Notes: If you selected JBOD configuration for the
Fusion F2QR’s drives, two F2QR disks will appear in the Disk
Management window. Perform steps 3–10 for each drive.
Figure 7
Figure 8
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WARNING: Formatting the drives will erase any data on
them! If there is any data on them, back it up before proceeding.
Support Note: If you intend to use the Fusion F2QR with a
computer running Windows XP 32-bit, select MBR; otherwise,
the F2QR will not be recognized by the computer.