Error Attempting to Format a Striped Drive: DEVICE IS BUSY

 Last reviewed: June 2, 1995
Article 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.

KBCategory: kbenv
KBSubcategory: ntfault
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.10 3.50 formatting

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Last reviewed: June 2, 1995
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