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
Unknown
,
Dynamic
, or
Not Initialized
.
If the disk appears as “
Unknown
”, right-click the disk icon and select
Write
Signature
. 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 now be marked as a
Basic
disk.
If a disk appears as “
Dynamic
”, right-click the disk icon, and select
Revert 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. Uncheck the Disk item and click
OK
. Within a few seconds, the selected
disk(s) should be marked as a
Basic
disk.
Note: The disk numbers in the Windows Disk Manager may be different from the Volume
numbers shown in the SteelVine Manager
Status Window
,
Basic Configuration Wizard
, or
Advanced Configuration Wizard
. Be sure that you select the correct disk based on the
expected disk capacity to create a partition.
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".
