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    Digital Video Recorder DX8100 DX8100-ISCI SCSI and DX9200HDDI Installation Manual C2635M (1/07)[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 3 Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 C2635M (1/07) List of Illustrations 1 DX8100 SCSI Card and DX9200 HDDI Storage Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 Removing Power Cord from Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 5 61 Allocation Management Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 62 Selecting Recovery for PDB Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    6 C2635M (1/07) List of T ables A DX8100-ISCI Kit Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 B Required Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 7 Introduction Welcome to the external video stor age upgrade fo r the DX8100 Series dig ital video recor der (DVR). The video stor age upgrade con sists of two products: the DX81 00-ISCI SCSI card and the DX9200HDDI Ser ies IDE video storage unit. Th ese two items are ordere d and shipped s eparately . • The DX8100-ISCI SCSI card c[...]

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    8 C2635M (1/07) T O OLS NEEDED OTHER DX8100 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES The DX8108 base unit comes wit h an 8-channe l Capture Car d and the D X8116 base un it includes a 1 6-channel Capt ure Card. The DX8100 -ISCI option is no t supporte d for the D X8124 or DX8 132 models. The se models use two Capture Card s that are insta lled in PCI slots 2 and 3. In[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 9 Installing the DX8100-ISCI SCSI Card This section describes how to in stall the DX8100-ISCI SCSI car d, and is organized into the fo llowing topics: • Getting Read y on this page • Preparing the DX8100 fo r SCSI Card Installation on page 10 • Moving the Main Capture Car d to Slot 3 on page 12 • Installing the DX8100 SCSI Car[...]

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    10 C2635M (1/07) 6. Ensure tha t the DX8100 Series DVR and all of its componen ts are pro tected agai nst ESD. Before hand ling any el ectronic comp one nts, you should take steps to gr ound yourse lf proper ly so that any built-up static electric ch arges are dissip ated away from the unit. T he most effective meth od for comba ting ESD is to use [...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 11 Figure 5. Removing Chassis Cover UNDERSTANDING THE DX8100 COMPONENT LAYOUT Figure 6 and Ta b l e D provides informa tion about the DX81 00’ s slot assignments and major components. (Slo ts on the motherboard are labeled differe ntly .) Figure 6. DX81 00 Interior T able D. DX8100 Slot Assignment s and Major Components Item Descrip[...]

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    12 C2635M (1/07) MOVING THE MAIN CAPT URE CARD TO SLOT 3 In the DX8108 and DX8116 base D VRs, the main Capture Card is installed in slot 2. T o install the DX8100 -ISCI SCSI ca rd, the mai n Capture Card must be removed f rom slot 2 and re-installed into slo t 3. This step is necessary because the DX8100-ISCI SCSI card must be phys ically ins talle[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 13 Figure 8. Moving Main Capture Card INSTALLING THE DX8100 SCSI CARD The DX8100-ISCI SCSI card is shipped separately . For information about the other DX8100 SCSI kit components, refer to Parts List on page 7. The SCSI card is installed in the PC I slot 2 on the motherboard. T o Install the DX81 00-ISCI SCSI card: 1. V erify that t h[...]

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    14 C2635M (1/07) REASSEMBLING THE UNIT 1. Replace the c hassis cove r using th e screws you r emoved from the side a nd rear of the unit. Refe r to Figure 10 . Figure 10. Replacing Chassis Cover 2. Attach the silver pr oduct label that came with your upgrad e kit to the inside of your DVR’ s front door . a. Remove the pape r backing from the pr o[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 15 Setting Up the DX9200HDDI This section de scribes how to insta ll the hard drives in th e DX9200HDDI an d configure th e DX9200HDDI to ope rate with the DX8 100 DVR. After the DX9200HD DI is configured, th e next step is to connect the DX9200HDDI to the DX8100 DVR, a nd finally , configure the DX 8100 D VR’ s Basic Input Output S[...]

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    16 C2635M (1/07) CONFIGURING THE DX9200HDDI The DX9200HDD I is config ured to op erate in on e of two ways: • RAID 5: RAID 5 (re dundant array of in dependent disks) provide s protection in case a drive fai ls as the mi ssing data ca n be recons truct ed from the data on the availab le parity drive. • RAID 5 with Hot Spare: RAID 5 with Hot Spa [...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 17 CONFIGURING A SINGLE RAID LEVEL 5 ARRAY T o configure a s ingle RAID Le vel 5 array: 1. Power up the DX9200 HDDI. For informa tion about powering up the DX9200HDDI, refer to the DX9 200HDDI Series IDE Video Storage U nit installation/ope ration manu al. 2. On the DX 9200HDDI cont rol panel, do th e following: a. Press the CT RL but[...]

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    18 C2635M (1/07) h. Press ! to select YES. The entry is confirmed and the 21 Arr ay 1 menu item is redisplayed. Figure 14 shows the button selections and the menu choices. Figure 14. Configuring a Single RAID Level 5 Array 4. T o select the RAID Level for th e array , do the following: a. Press !" to scroll to 212 RAID Level. b. Press ! . The [...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 19 6. T o update the NVRAM with the new settin gs, do the following: a. Press E xit until th e Ma in menu i s displayed. b. Press !" to scroll to 6 NVRAM. c. Press ! . The 6 NVRAM menu is d isplayed. d. Press !" t o scroll t o 61 Update NVRAM. e. Press ! . The 61 Up date NVRAM men u is display ed. f. Press !" to scroll [...]

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    20 C2635M (1/07) 8. After the DX9200HDDI single array is init ialized, the DX9200HDDI must be connected to the DX81 00, then the DX81 00 must be con figured to recognize th e external storage device . • For information about connecting the DX9200HDDI to the DX8100, refer Connectin g the DX81 00 to the DX9 200HDDI on page 35. • For informat ion [...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 21 CONFIGURING A SINGLE RAID LEVEL 5 ARRAY WITH HOT SPARE T o configure a s ingle RAID Le vel 5 array with hot spare : 1. Power up the DX9200 HDDI. For informa tion about powering up the DX9200HDDI, refer to the DX9 200HDDI Series IDE Video Storage U nit installation/ope ration manu al. 2. On the DX 9200HDDI cont rol panel, do th e fo[...]

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    22 C2635M (1/07) 6. T o update the NVRAM with the new settin gs, do the following: a. Press E xit until th e Ma in menu i s displayed. b. Press !" to scroll to 6 NVRAM. c. Press ! . The 6 NVRAM menu is d isplayed. d. Press !" t o scroll t o 61 Update NVRAM. e. Press ! . The 61 Up date NVRAM men u is display ed. f. Press !" to scroll [...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 23 CONFIGURING T WO RAID LEVEL 5 ARRAY S T o configure two RAID Level 5 Array s : 1. Power up the DX9200 HDDI. For informa tion about powering up the DX9200HDDI, refer to the DX9 200HDDI Series IDE Video Storage U nit installation/ope ration manu al. 2. On the DX 9200HDDI cont rol panel, do th e following: a. Press the CT RL button. T[...]

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    24 C2635M (1/07) 6. Press Exit until the Ma in menu is displayed. 7. T o configure array 2, do the follo wing: a. Press !" and sc roll to 2 RAID Params. b. Press ! . The 2 RAID P arams menu is dis played. c. Press !" to scroll to 22 Array 2. d. Press ! . The 22 Ar ray 2 menu is displayed. e. Press !" and sc roll to 221 Re-Conf RAID. [...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 25 11. T o start the initialization process, do the followin g: a. Press !" to scroll to 63 Restart. b. Press ! . The 63 Res tart menu is displayed. c. Press !" to scroll to YES. d. Press ! to select YES. The init ialization process starts. The number o f drives ins talled, an y empty bays, and the RAI D initializatio n stat[...]

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    26 C2635M (1/07) 5. T o update the NVRAM with the new settin gs, do the following: a. From the M ain menu, press !" to scroll to 6 NVRAM. b. Press ! . The 6 NVRAM men u is displayed . c. Press ! to select 61 Update NVRAM. d. Press !" to scroll to YES. e. Press ! to select YES. f. Press !" to scroll to 63 Restart. g. Press ! . The 63 [...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 27 CONFIGURING T WO RAID LEVEL 5 ARRAY S WITH HOT SPARE T o configure two RAID Level 5 Arrays with one hot spare: 1. Power up the DX9200 HDDI. For informa tion about powering up the DX9200HDDI, refer to the DX9 200HDDI Series IDE Video Storage U nit installation/ope ration manu al. 2. On the DX 9200HDDI cont rol panel, do th e followi[...]

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    28 C2635M (1/07) 7. T o configure array 2, do the follo wing: a. Press !" and sc roll to 2 RAID Params. b. Press ! . The 2 RAID P arams menu is dis played. c. Press !" to scroll to 22 Array 2. d. Press ! . The 22 Ar ray 2 menu is displayed. e. Press !" and sc roll to 221 Re-Conf RAID. f. Press ! . The 221 Re -Conf RAID menu is displa[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 29 11. T o start the initialization process, do the followin g: a. Press !" to scroll to 63 Restart. b. Press ! . The 63 Res tart menu is displayed. c. Press !" to scroll to YES. d. Press ! to select YES. The init ialization process starts. The number o f drives ins talled, an y empty bays, and the RAI D initializatio n stat[...]

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    30 C2635M (1/07) 4. Press Exit until the Ma in menu is displayed. 5. T o update the NVRAM with the new settin gs, do the following: a. From the M ain menu, press !" to scroll to 6 NVRAM. b. Press ! . The 6 NVRAM men u is displayed . c. Press ! to select 61 Update NVRAM. d. Press !" to scroll to YES. e. Press ! to select YES. f. Press !&qu[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 31 DELETING ARRAY S In the even t that the DX9200HDDI ne eds to be re configured , this sect ion describe s how to dele te arrays. In this cas e, the DX81 0 0 must also be reconfigured to recogn ize the new DX9200HD DI external storage device. DELETING ONE ARRAY T o delete one array: 1. V erify that t he RAID is n ot being use d by an[...]

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    32 C2635M (1/07) 6. T o update the NVRAM with the new settin gs, do the following: a. From the M ain menu, press !" to scroll to 6 NVRAM. b. Press ! . The 6 NVRAM men u is displayed . c. Press ! to select 61 Update NVRAM. d. Press !" to scroll to YES. e. Press ! to select YES. f. Press !" to scroll to 63 Restart. g. Press ! . The 63 [...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 33 DELETING T WO ARRAY S T o delete two arrays: 1. V erify that t he RAID is n ot being use d by any devi ces (DX8100) . 2. On the DX 9200HDDI cont rol panel, do th e following: a. Press the CT RL button. The TO CONTROLLER PR ESS ANY KEY message is display on the L CD screen. b. Press ! . The Ente r Password p rompt is di splayed. c. [...]

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    34 C2635M (1/07) 6. Press Exit until the Ma in menu is displayed. 7. T o delete the RAID level for array 2, do the following: a. From the M ain menu, press !" to scroll to 2 RAID Params. b. Press ! . The 2 RAID P arams menu is dis played. c. Press !" to scroll to 22 Array 2. d. Press ! . The 22 Ar ray 2 menu is displayed. e. Press !"[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 35 Connecting the DX8100 to the DX9200HDDI The DX9200 HDDI can su pport one or two DX8100 DVRs (re fer to Figure 20 and Fi gure 21 ). The optional DX8100-ISCI SCSI card must be installed prior to conn ecting the DX8100s to the DX9200HDDI. For information about inst alling the DX81 00-ISCI SCSI card, refer to Inst alling the D X8100- I[...]

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    36 C2635M (1/07) Configuring the DX8100 to Access the DX9200HDDI This section describes how to configure the D X8100 to recognize the DX9 200HDDI external storag e device, and is organized into t he following topics: • Configurat ion Instructions for S torage Arrays up to 2.0 TB on this page • Configurat ion Instructions for Storag e Arrays Abo[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 37 b. Select the Explore option. The Star t Menu opens. c. Right-click My Computer . Select Manage. Figure 24. My Computer Quick Menu d. The Compu ter Manageme nt window open s. Figure 25. Computer Management Window[...]

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    38 C2635M (1/07) e. Select the Disk Managem ent folder . The Write Signature and Upgrade D isk Wizard opens. f. Click Next. T he Write Sign ature and U pgrade Disk Wiza rd opens. Figure 26. W rite Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard g. Click Next. Se lect Disk to Write Signat ure dialog bo x opens. h. Click the check box to sele ct each disk for whic[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 39 i. Click Next. The Select Disks to Upgr ade dialog b ox opens. j. Click the check box to se lect each dr ive that you wa nt to upgr ade. Figure 28. Select Disks to Upgrade Wizard Dialog Box k. Click Next. The Completing th e Write Signature an d Upgrade Disk Wizard o pens. Figure 29. Completing t he Write Signat ure and U pgrade Di[...]

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    40 C2635M (1/07) Figure 30. Unallocated Space Shortcut Menu b. Select Create Partit ion. The Create Part ition Wizard opens. Figure 31. Create Partition Wizard[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 41 c. Click Next. The Select Part itio n T ype dia log box open s. Figure 32. Select Partition Dialog Box d. Select Primary Part ition and then click Next. The Specify Partition Size dialog box opens. The partit ion size val ue is set to 100 percent by default . Do not c hange the p artition si ze value. Figure 33. Specify Partition S[...]

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    42 C2635M (1/07) e. Click Next. T he Assign Dr ive Letter o r Path di alog box op ens. Figure 34. Assign Drive Letter or Path Dialog Box f. Click Next. The Format Part ition dialog box opens. Figure 35. Format Partition Dialog Box g. Click the Pe rform a Quic k Format check box and then click Next. NOTE: Make sure the Perfor m a Quick Format option[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 43 h. Click Finis h. The new dr ive appears in the device l ist. Figure 36. Completing the Cr eate Partition Wizard i. Right- click the new drive from the device list. A shortcut menu opens. j. Select th e Mark Partition Active option . Figure 37. Drive Shortcut Menu 4. T o reset the DX8100’ s storag e allocation tables, d o the fol[...]

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    44 C2635M (1/07) b. T ype Allocreset.exe in the Open text box. c. Click OK. The Allocation Management dialo g box opens. Figure 38. Allocation Management Dialog Box d. Click Re-Al locate. e. Go to Start > Shutdown > Restart to reboot the DX8100 . 5. After the syste m has been re booted, the PDB In itialize dia log box opens. Be fore new drive[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 45 d. For ea ch drive liste d, select the Allocati on option from the dr op-down menu . Figure 41. Selecting Allocation Option for Each Drive e. Click Begin allocation. A wa rning messa ge is displ ayed. Figure 42. Initializing Drive Allocation f. A warning me ssa ge is displayed. Click Y es. Figure 43. Format Warning Dialog Box g. Wa[...]

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    46 C2635M (1/07) CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS FO R STORAGE ARRAY S ABOVE 2.0 TB T o initialize storage beyond 2.0 TB: 1. T o exit the DX8100 application if it is running, and log on to the Windows op erating system, do the following: a. Go to File > Exi t. b. Select Exit to Wind ows. The Sh ut Down dialo g box opens . c. Click OK. The Log On to Wi[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 47 d. The Compu ter Manageme nt window open s. Figure 48. Computer Management Window e. Select the Disk Managem ent folder . The Write Signature and Upgrade D isk Wizard opens. f. Click Next. T he Write Sign ature and U pgrade Disk Wiza rd opens. Figure 49. W rite Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard[...]

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    48 C2635M (1/07) g. Click Next. Se lect Disk to Write Signat ure dialog bo x opens. h. Click the check box to sele ct each disk for which you want to write a signatu re. Figure 50. Select Disk to Writ e Signature Dialog Box i. Click Next. The Select Disks to Upgr ade dialog b ox opens. j. Click the check box to se lect each dr ive that you wa nt to[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 49 k. Click Next. The Completing th e Write Signature an d Upgrade Disk Wizard o pens. Figure 52. Completing t he Write Signat ure and U pgrade Disk Wiza rd l. Click Finish. The new dis ks are displa yed in the Comp uter Mana gement window. m. V erify that the new disks are labeled Basic. 3. T o create a partition, do the followin g: [...]

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    50 C2635M (1/07) b. Select Create Partit ion. The Create Part ition Wizard opens. Figure 54. Create Partition Wizard c. Click Next. The Select Part itio n T ype dia log box open s. Figure 55. Select Partition T ype Dialog Box d. Select Primary Part ition and then click Next. The Specify Partition Size dialog box opens. The partit ion size val ue is[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 51 e. Click Next. T he Assign Dr ive Letter o r Path di alog box op ens. - Figure 57. Assign Drive Letter or Path Dialog Box f. Click Next. The Format Part ition dialog box opens. Figure 58. Format Partition Dialog Box g. Click the Pe rform a Quic k Format check box and then click Next. NOTE: Make sure the Perfor m a Quick Format opti[...]

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    52 C2635M (1/07) h. Click Finis h. The new dr ive appears in the device l ist. Figure 59. Completing the Cr eate Partition Wizard i. Right- click the new drive from the device list. A shortcut menu opens. Figure 60. Drive Shortcut Menu j. Select th e Mark Partition Active option . 4. Repeat step 3 for the re maining unalloca ted disks. 5. T o reset[...]

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    C2635M (1/07) 53 b. T ype Allocreset.exe in the Open text box. c. Click OK. The Allocation Management dialo g box opens. Figure 61. Allocation Management Dialog Box d. Click Re-Al locate. e. Go to Start > Shutdown > Restart to reboot the DX8100 . 6. After the syste m has been re booted, the PDB In itialize dia log box opens. Be fore new drive[...]

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    54 C2635M (1/07) d. For ea ch drive liste d, select the Allocati on option from the dr op-down menu . Figure 64. Selecting Allocation Option for Each Drive e. Click Begin allocation. Figure 65. Initializing Drive Allocation f. A warning me ssa ge is displayed. Click Y es. Figure 66. Format Warning Dialog Box g. Wait while the DX8100 prepares the ne[...]

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