178 PERC 3 BI OS C onfigurati on Ut ili tyw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m If space remains in the arrays, the next logical drive to be configuredappears.22 Repeat steps 3 to 21 to create an array and configure another logicaldrive.If all array space is used, a list of the existing logical drives appears.23 Press any key to continue.24 Respond to the Save prompt.25 Initialize the logical drives you have just configured.Initializing Logical DrivesInitialize each new logical drive you configure. You can initialize the logicaldrives using:• Batch Initialization. The Initialize option on the Management Menulets you initialize up to eight logical drives simultaneously.• Individual Initialization. The Objects—> Logical Drive action menufor an individual logical drive has an Initialize option.Batch InitializationTo initialize logical drives using the batch initialization procedure:1 Choose Initialize from the BIOS Configuration Utility ManagementMenu.A list of the current logical drives appears.2 Press the spacebar to select the desired logical drives for initializationor press to select/deselect all logical drives.3 After you select the logical drives to initialize, press .4 Select Yes from the confirmation prompt.The progress of the initialization for each drive displays in bar graphformat.5 When initialization is complete, press any key to continue.6 Press to display the Management Menu.
