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When the Initialize Mode menu appears, select
Initialize Array to Zero
.
This operation begins immediately. A graph on the screen shows the
progress of this operation.
CAUTION
If the drives contain data, all the data is lost when you initialize
the array.
Select
Low-Level Format
only if the drives were previously formatted on
another system or if you are using drives other than new HP
accessory drives (where there’s a possibility of surface defects).
Low-level formatting takes a long time for large disk drives. (Refer
to the section “Initializing an Array” on page 17 for more
information.)
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When the menu of block sizes appears, select a block size. (This
menu does not appear for RAID 1 arrays.)
The default block size (64 KBytes) gives the best overall
performance. The allowable block sizes are 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128
KBytes.
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When you see the message
Initialization of [array name]
is complete, press
any key to return to the Disk Array Operations menu.
14
To create additional arrays (if disks are available), return to Step 5.
When all arrays are created, exit from Array
Config
, remove the
Array
Config
diskette, and reboot the computer. After you reboot
you can write data to the arrays.
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Press
until you’re back at the Main Menu, and exit Array
Config
.
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Begin the installation of Windows NT 4.0 by booting from the
Windows NT Setup diskettes.
NOTE
Do not boot from the Windows NT CD-ROM as the hard drive will not be
detected.
17
When prompted, insert Windows NT Setup Disk 2 and press
.
18
From the Welcome to Setup screen, press
to continue
installing Windows NT.