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Promise Technology FastTrak S150 User Manual

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Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction........................................................................................ 1

FastTrak S150 TX4 ...................................................................................... 1

Promise Array Management Utility (PAM).................................................... 2

Key Features and Benefits........................................................................... 3

Chapter 2: Installation ......................................................................................... 5

Unpacking Your FastTrak Card.................................................................... 5

Installing the FastTrak Card ......................................................................... 6

Installing the Hard Drives ............................................................................. 7

Creating Your Disk Array.............................................................................. 9

Creating a Performance Array ............................................................ 10

Creating a Security Array with New Drives ......................................... 11

Creating a Security Array with an Existing Data Drive ........................ 12

Creating a Security Array with Quick Initialization............................... 14

Chapter 3: Using FastBuild Configuration

Utility........................................... 15

Viewing FastTrak S150 TX4 BIOS Screen................................................. 15

Navigating the FastBuild Setup Menu ........................................................ 16

Using the Main Menu .......................................................................... 16

Creating Arrays Automatically .................................................................... 17

Optimize Array for ............................................................................... 17

Using a Hot Spare Drive ..................................................................... 19

Creating Multiple Disk Arrays.............................................................. 19

Viewing Drive Assignments........................................................................ 20

Manually Creating an Array........................................................................ 21

Selecting Array Type........................................................................... 22

Selecting Stripe Block ......................................................................... 22

Gigabyte Boundary ............................................................................. 23

Assigning Drive(s) to Array ................................................................. 23

Creating a Striped Array...................................................................... 24

Creating a Mirrored Array Using New Drives ...................................... 24

Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive ....................................... 25

Creating a Hot Spare Drive for Mirrored Arrays .................................. 27

How FastTrak S150 TX4 Orders Arrays.............................................. 27

How FastTrak S150 TX4 Saves Array Information ............................. 27

Deleting an Array ....................................................................................... 28

Rebuilding a Mirrored Array ....................................................................... 30

Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers ............................................................... 33

New Windows XP Installation..................................................................... 34

Existing Windows XP Installation ............................................................... 35

Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation................................................ 35

New Windows 2000 Installation ................................................................. 36

Existing Windows 2000 Installation ............................................................ 37

Confirming Windows 2000 Driver Installation............................................. 37

New Windows ME Installation.................................................................... 38