Promise Technology FAST TRAK100TM User Manual

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FastTrak100 User Manual

Offline: Drives that are NOT identified as “bad” may be taken offline if part

of a Striping or Spanning array containing a “bad” drive. These drives do
NOT need to be replaced, however.

S.M.A.R.T. Status: Indicates whether attached hard drive implements Self-

Monitoring Analysis & Reporting Technology to predict drive failure

Size: Indicates capacity of individual drive

Location: Shows physical location of drive. Indicates on which IDE channel (1

or 2), and whether drive is Master or Slave on cable. This allows user to
identify drives for removal/replacement.

Mapping: Indicates physical parameters of drive (cylinders, heads, sectors)

Timing: Shows selection of drive timing (directly related to burst speed) based

on type of drive and cable used.

Using Array Pull-down Menu

At the bottom of the Array window, it indicates to right -click on an Array to perform
synchronization or rebuild operations. Right-clicking displays the following pull-
down menu:

From this menu, users may choose to have the Window Always Appear on Top of
applications, Minimize, Synchronize mirrored drives, Rebuild a mirrored array,
use About to check FastCheck version #, or Exit the onscreen window.