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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

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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)

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4.

 In the Initialize Disk window, select GPT, and then Click OK 

(Figure

 

8)

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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)

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  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

Figure 9

 

 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.

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Страница 2: ......

Страница 3: ...he F2QR s quad interface offers extensive connectivity Choose eSATA or FireWire 800 for maximum speed or medium speed respectively Or use FireWire 400 or USB 2 0 for flexibility The F2QR s built in hardware RAID controller supports RAID 0 striped RAID 1 mirrored JBOD just a bunch of disks and SPAN configurations without relying on a separate adapter card Out of the box the drives inside Fusion F2Q...

Страница 4: ...ath from electrical shock short circuiting fire and other hazards These warnings include but are not limited to Do not attempt to disassemble or modify the enclosure If this device appears to be malfunctioning contact Sonnet Customer Service 5 eSATA Interface Port This port is compatible with standard eSATA data cables When connected to your computer using the eSATA cable Fusion F2QR requires a po...

Страница 5: ...mputer is configured a new window may appear asking you what to do with the file click Open If another window appears asking for permission to open the file click Allow 4 When the window showing the contents of the zip file appears locate and click the Extract Files button 7 or Vista or select File Extract All from the menu XP 5 When the Extract Compressed Zipped Folders window appears click Brows...

Страница 6: ...ched Fusion F2QR 7 RAID Configuration Setup and Rebuild Field Click the Delete RAID button to erase the existing drive configuration including JBOD Click a RAID Configuration radio button to select a new configuration Click the Create RAID button to set the new drive configuration including JBOD and Span 8 RAID Status Field Indicates the current configuration of the drives in the Fusion F2QR RAID ...

Страница 7: ...aunch the Disk Utility application so you may format the drives for use with your computer Figure 3 Go to the next page If you are using the Fusion F2QR with a Windows computer skip to page 7 Drive Formatting Windows User s Instructions WARNING Changing the Fusion F2QR s RAID configuration will erase all the files on its drives and the formatting as well Back up any important files before proceedi...

Страница 8: ...3 Click Options a window will appear giving the option to select a partition scheme that suits your needs select a radio button and then click OK Figure 6 4 Back in the main window click Apply a window will appear asking you to confirm that you want to partition the F2QR click Partition After being partitioned the Fusion F2QR volume will appear on your computer s desktop 5 Close Disk Utility the F...

Страница 9: ...d 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 ...

Страница 10: ...kage Contents 1 meter eSATA data cable 1 meter FireWire 800 cable 1 meter FireWire 800 to 400 cable 2 meter USB 2 0 A to mini A cable carrying case User s Guide Tips Hot plugging drives Fusion F2QR supports hot plugging for Mac users using any interface and for Windows users using FireWire or USB or a notebook computer with an eSATA ExpressCard adapter This function enables you to connect or disco...

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