Computer Hardware User Manual

SuperTrak EX Series User Manual

• Read Cache Policy – Choose from Read Cache, Read Ahead, or No

Cache.

• Axle – RAID 50 and 60 logical drives only. Choose the number of axles

or choose 0 to let the controller decide for you.

5. Highlight Save Configuration and press Enter.

At this point you can create additional logical drives, if there is space

remaining on your disk arrays. To create another logical drive, repeat steps 2

though 5 above.

6. Press the F10 key to exit the SuperBuild utility and press Y to confirm and

restart the computer.

Do not press the Ctrl-Alt-Del keys. Do not press the Esc key.

Initializing a Logical Drive

Promise recommends that you Initialize your logical drives immediately after you

create them. Initialization sets all data bits in the logical drive to zero, removing

any residual data left behind from earlier configurations. You can also perform an

Initialization on an existing logical drive.

1. In the Main Menu, highlight Logical Drive Management and press Enter.

The Logical Drive Management screen displays.

2. Highlight the logical drive you want to initialize and press Enter.

3. Highlight Initialization Start and press Enter.

A message appears at the bottom of the screen.

4. Choose one of the following actions:

• For a Full Initialization, press F.

• For a Quick Initialization, press Q.

• To cancel Initialization, press C.

Important

• Promise recommends that you Initialize your logical drives

immediately after you create them.

• You must be partition and format your new logical drives

before your operating system will recognize them.

Warning

When you initialize a logical drive, you delete all data on the

logical drive. Be sure to backup any important data before you

initialize a logical drive!