Allocating Partitions

After the Raid set(s) have been created, the BIOS reports the new set(s) as a new drive attached to the system. This drive must have a partition defined on it, then the drive must be formatted in preparation for use under Windows.

Windows XP, 2000, and NT use the Disk Management utility that is part of the Operating System. There are enough nuances that make it important to follow the procedure specific to the Operating System.

Windows 98 and Me use a significantly different procedure; defining the partitions is accomplished by booting the system to a DOS prompt and using the FDISK utility. Formatting and naming of the partitions is performed under Windows.