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4. To highlight the drive that you want to format, use the Up Arrow and Down
Arrow keys. To scroll left and right, use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys or
the End key. Press Alt+D.
5. To start the low-level formatting operation, select Format and press Enter.
Creating a RAID array of hard disk drives
To create a RAID array of hard disk drives, complete the following steps:
1. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel) for the drives that you
want to mirror.
2. Select RAID Properties.
3. Select the type of array that you want to create.
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the first drive in the pair; then, press the Minus
(-) or Plus (+) key to change the mirror value to Primary.
5. Continue to select the next drive using the Minus (-) or Plus (+) key until you
have selected all the drives for your array.
6. Press C to create the disk array.
7. Select Apply changes and exit menu to create the array.
Typical operating system installation
When you select Install operating system, you will be prompted for information
required for the installation. The prompts vary depending on the operating system
selected. This section describes the tasks associated with a typical Windows
operating system installation. Each task must be completed in order before moving
to the next task.
Note: Ensure that your RAID controller is correctly configured before you select an
operating system to install.
v Select operating system: This task enables you to select the operating system
that you will be installing.
v Select disk: This task enables you to select the disk where you want to install
the operating system.
Note: The disk that you select must be set as the boot disk in UEFI.
v Partitions options: This task enables you to choose whether you want to
repartition the selected drive or use an existing partition.
v Partition settings: This task enables you to choose the file system type and
define the partition size.
v Installation settings: This task prompts you for user and system settings, the
operating system product key, and the administrator password.
v Network settings: This task prompts you for domain and workgroup settings,
Ethernet controller type, IP address settings, DNS settings, and WINS address
settings.
v Install applications: This task enables you to run custom commands or scripts
at the end of the installation process, install ThinkServer EasyManage software
to help you manage your servers, and install the Easy Update program to keep
your servers up to date.
v Install Windows components: This task enables you to install optional
Windows components such as IIS, ASP.NET, and SNMP.
v Confirm settings: This task enables you to review all of the information you
provided.
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