3ware Escalade Storage Switch User Guide84 www.3ware.comc Select Storage.d Select Disk Management.5 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to write a signature to thedrive.6 Right click on the drive and select Create Volume.7 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to create a volume and toassign a drive letter.RAID array initializationThe completion of the system driver installation will start the RAIDarray initialization process. This process may take several hours,but it does not interfere with the installation of 3DM or the use ofthe array.Install the 3DM disk management utilityRefer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter.