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Formatting Instructions for Windows:
Caution: This procedure will destroy any data currently on the drive. Before formatting a drive,
save any important data it contains.
Navigate to Disk Management:
1. Right-click My Computer and click Manage.
2. In the Computer Management window, under Storage, click Disk Management. You can
also type Disk Management into the search bar in later versions of Windows.
3. Find the Glyph drive in Disk Management. It should contain an EFI partition, a primary
partition and some unallocated space, which is usually few hundred megabytes. Please right
click on the primary partition and click delete volume, you should receive a warning that this
volume was created by another operating system, proceed anyways.
4. In Disk Management, right click the Unallocated partition near the bottom of the window
that corresponds to the capacity of Blackbox PRO RAID (often Disk 1). Click "New Simple
Volume" and the Write Signature Wizard pops up.
5. Use the Wizard to write a signature to the new drive. If you want only one partition we
suggest using a primary partition and selecting the maximum size. In most cases you’ll want to
use NTFS volumes, this is the default for Windows. Ensure “Perform a Quick Format” is checked.
If you need the device to work on multiple operating systems please consider software based
solutions to view file systems with journals across multiple operating systems (Paragon,
MacDrive, etc.).
Formatting will take a few minutes after which your drive will be ready to use.
Blackbox PRO RAID Quickstart
Here are instructions for changing the RAID mode of your Blackbox PRO RAID.
Note: By following these instructions you will be erasing any data previously stored on Blackbox
PRO RAID. Please back up your data before proceeding.
1. Make sure the device is on and connected to your computer.
2. Look on the back of the unit near the fan for the diagram of the different RAID-mode
settings.
3. Align the pins with how you want the device configured. RAID 0 (speed); RAID 1
(redundancy); BIG (continuous); CLEAR (both drives act independently).
4. Press and hold the “SET” button for four seconds. You will see the drive eject from your
computer. It will then return with the set RAID mode.
To format the disk on Mac, search Spotlight for the Disk Utility application and click on Blackbox
PRO RAID and then erase. We recommend Mac OS Extended Journaled for the partition and
GUID for the scheme. For Windows, right click on your start menu and select disk management.
Initialize as GPT, and right click on the big black space at the bottom. Click “create new simple
volume” and follow the wizard and default settings.
Your Blackbox PRO RAID should now show up in Disk Utility (on Mac) or Disk Management (on
Windows) and be ready to format. You can always call us at 800-335-0345 for more information.
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