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Format Disk and skip to Step F. If the prompt does not pop up, use

the Disk Management utility by following these steps:

a. Right-click on the My Computer icon on the desktop (Windows

XP) or the Computer button in the Start Menu (Windows

Vista, 7, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, Server 2012), then select

Manage. For Windows 8, select your Desktop, then open

Windows Explorer from the toolbar. Right-click on Computer

in the left-hand navigation pane and select Manage. The

Computer Management window will open.

b. In the left pane of this window, left-click on Disk Management

(labeled 'B' in the picture below).

c. The drive should appear in the list of Disks in the lower middle/

right pane. You may need to scroll down to see it. If the drive is

already formatted, you can identify it easily by its volume name.

If the Device Properties Box (labeled 'C' in the picture below)

says "Not Initialized", you'll need to initialize the disk before

formatting it.

Right-click on the Device Properties Box and select Initialize

Disk. If you are prompted to select a partition type, select MBR

for volumes 2TB or smaller, or GPT for volumes larger than 2TB.

NOTE: Windows XP does not support GPT for volumes

larger than 2TB.

d. To format the volume, right-click the Drive Properties Box

(labeled 'D' in the picture below) and select New Partition...

(Windows XP) or New Simple Volume... (Windows Vista, 7, 8,

Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, Server 2012).

e. Unless you wish to customize the settings in these dialog

prompts, Click Next on the Select Partition Type (shows up in

Windows XP only), Specify Volume/Partition Size, and Assign

Drive Letter or Path dialog prompts, leaving the default settings.

f. You will now see a window that allows selection of a file system.

Choose NTFS and enter a name for the new volume. Be sure to

check the box labeled Quick Format, which will ensure that the

formatting process takes less than a minute.

g. Click Next and then Finish to start the format process. When

the format is complete, the Drive Properties Box will update to

show the new volume name. The new volume can now be found

by double-clicking on the My Computer icon on the desktop

(Windows XP), by clicking on the Computer button in the Start

Menu (Windows Vista, 7, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2), or by

clicking on Computer in the navigation pane of a Windows

Explorer window (Windows 8, Windows Server 2012).

8.2.2 Mounting and Unmounting Volumes

If the hard drive inside of the RTX carrier is already formatted, you

can begin using the volume right away. When the RTX enclosure

is properly connected and turned on, a window may open to allow

you access to the volume. If no window appears, find the volume by

double-clicking on the My Computer icon on the desktop (Windows

XP), by clicking the Computer button in the Start Menu (Windows

Vista, 7, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2), or by clicking on Computer

in the navigation pane

of a Windows Explorer

window (Windows 8,

Windows Server 2012).

Unmount the RTX unit before powering it down by left-clicking the

green arrow icon on the task bar (in Windows XP) or the USB

plug icon with the green checkmark on the Desktop task bar

(Windows Vista, 7, 8, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, Server 2012),

and then selecting the proper device from the menu that pops up.

You may have to click on the Show Hidden Icons arrow on the

task bar to find the correct icon. Windows will indicate when it is

safe to disconnect the RTX enclosure. Disconnecting the enclosure

without first ejecting it can result in data loss.

9 RAID Is Not A Backup

Because your RTX430-3QR features redundant RAID modes which pro-

tect against a hard drive mechanical failure, it is an excellent part of

any backup strategy. However, a RAID is not, in itself, a backup strategy.

Many things besides hard drive failure can damage or erase your data:

• Corruption caused by unexpected disconnection during data

access (e.g. a cable is unplugged during a data transfer, or the

computer crashes or loses power while writing to the drives)

• Corruption or destruction caused by viruses or other malware

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