NEC Express5800 Series Maintenance Manual page 157

Chapter 2 Useful Features
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Initialization of Virtual Drive
The Initialize function is to perform zero-write of the top or entire area of the Virtual Drive data for initializing.
There are 2 types of the Initialize operation.
Operation
Slow Initialization
Fast Initialization
(a) Procedures for initializing Virtual Drive
Perform the following procedures in the HII.
1. Select "Virtual Drive Management, and press the <Enter> key.
2. Select the Virtual Drive to be initialized, and press the <Enter> key.
Starts Full Initialize for the Virtual Drive The Full Initialize is a function to clear the entire area of the
Virtual Drive as "0".
Starts Fast Initialize for the Virtual Drive.
When the Fast Initialize is performed, clear only the head sector where the partition information is
written.
Important
"Initialization" initializes the Virtual Drive. Before performing the operation,
make sure that the data required for the selected Virtual Drives is backed up.
Take extreme care not to fail in the Virtual Drive.
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