Error Attempting to Format a Striped Drive: DEVICE IS BUSY

ID: Q130927

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

When you run Disk Administrator and attempt to create a striped set with parity, be sure to allow enough time for the striped set to initialize. If a format of the striped set is attempted before the striped set is initialized, the error "DEVICE IS BUSY" is displayed and the format attempt is aborted.

NOTE: On a DEC Alpha with three 2 gigabyte drives, the striped set with parity took approximately 80 minutes to initialize.

Additional query words: prodnt 3.10 formatting


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Last Reviewed: February 24, 1999