Microsoft KB Archive/130927

= Error Attempting to Format a Striped Drive: Device Is Busy =

Article ID: 130927

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1

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This article was previously published under Q130927



SYMPTOMS
When you run Disk Administrator and attempt to create a striped set with parity, you receive the following error message:

DEVICE IS BUSY



RESOLUTION
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

Keywords: kbprb KB130927

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