Chieftec CEB-2355S, User Manual

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Every Disk should appear with the word “ Basic ”, a size value
that shows the available storage capacity, and a status of
“
Online ”. Instead of Basic, a disk could appear as Unknown ,
Dynamic , or Not Initialized .
If a disk appears as “ Unknown ”, right-click the disk icon and
select Write Signatur e . A window opens with the selected disk
(All Unknown disks may appear in this window). Make sure
the box next to each disk is checked and click OK . The disk
should be marked as a Basic disk now.
If a disk appears as “ Dynamic ”, right-click the disk icon and
select Rever to Basic disk . Within a few seconds the disk
should be marked as a Basic disk.
If a disk is marked “
Not Initialized ”, right-click the disk icon
and select Initialize Disk . An additional dialog box appears
allowing you to select which disks to initialize.
3. Right-click the configured disk’s unallocated
space and
select New Partition . If the New Partition option is not
available, select the disk and initialize it first. To do this,
right-click on the disk item and select “Initialize Disk”.
4. Click Next to start the Partition Wizard.