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Creating your disk array – Promise Technology FastTrak S150 User Manual

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Chapter 2: Installation

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Creating Your Disk Array

You will now use the onboard FastBuild™ BIOS utility to create your array using
the attached drives. There are three different scenarios in creating this array.
You can create an array for:

Performance

Security, using new hard drives (recommended)

Security, using an existing hard drive and a new one

Security, using Quick Initialization

The first three steps are the same for all three choices. After that, follow the
steps for the array you want to create.

1. Boot your system. If this is the first time you have booted with the FastTrak

S150 TX4 card and drives installed, the Promise onboard BIOS will display
the following screen.

FastTrak S150 TXx (tm) BIOS Version 1.aa (Build xxxx)
(c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved

No array defined . . .

Press to ender FastBuild (tm) Utility
Or press key to continue booting the system

2. Press the Ctrl-F keys to display the FastBuild Utility Main Menu.

3. Press “1” to display the Auto Setup Menu below. This is the fastest and

easiest method to creating your first array.