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Initializing Disk Drives
If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new
array or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before you can use
it as part of an array. Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before
they can be used in an array.
Caution: Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes
any data on the disk inaccessible. If the drive is used in an array, you may not
be able to use the array again.
Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array. To determine which disks
are associated with a particular array, please refer to Viewing Array Properties.
To initialize drives:
1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC
utility.
2. From the ARC menu, select Array Confi guration Utility (ACU) (as shown
on the screen below).
3. Select Initialize Drives .
4. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize
and press Insert (as shown on the following screen).