User Manual

Initializing a Logical Drive (CLU)
This function sets all data bits in the logical drive to zero.
Warning
When you initialize a logical drive, all the data on the logical
drive is lost. Backup any important data before you initialize a
logical drive.
To initialize a logical drive:
1.
Main Menu >> Logical Drive Management and press Enter.
2. Highlight the logical drive you want and press
Enter.
3. Highlight
Background Activities >> Start Initialization
The initialization parameters appear.
• Initialization pattern – The default 00000000 is best for most applications
• Quick Initialization – Yes means only the fi rst and last sections of the logical
drives are initialized. No means the entire logical drive is initialized.
To change a parameter, highlight it and press the backspace key to erase the current value,
then type the new value.
4. Highlight
Start and press Enter.
If necessary, you can pause and resume or stop and restart the Initialization. You cannot
access the logical drive until Initialization has fi nished.
For initialization rate, see “Making Background Activity Settings (CLU)” on page 151.
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