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Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions
This section lists frequently asked questions involving pre-installation, drive
issues, installation, and post-installation.
Pre-Installation
(Speed, Device Types, Capacity, Cabling)
Q: What kind of hard drives can I use for a FastTrak TX4000 array?
A: You can use any IDE hard drive(s) to create arrays on the FastTrak
TX4000. You should use matching drives for multiple-drive arrays to maximize
capacity usage as well as performance. Ultra ATA/133 drives are recommended
for highest performance.
Q: Will ACPI work with HDDs on the FastTrak TX4000?
A: Yes.
Q: Can I use ATAPI devices on the FastTrak TX4000 controller?
A: No. The FastTrak TX4000 controller does not support ATAPI devices.
Q: Will the FastTrak TX4000 work with 66MHz PCI bus speed?
A: Yes, the FastTrak TX4000 is designed to accommodate the newer PCI bus
speed and is backward compatible with 33MHz speeds.
Q: How can I change the resources that the FastTrak TX4000 uses?
A: The FastTrak TX4000 is fully PnP. This means all the resources that it uses
are given to it by the PnP BIOS on the motherboard. The FastTrak TX4000 does
support IRQ sharing, but this will not work unless ALL the concerned devices
support the feature. If your motherboard allows you to control the assignment of
these resources, you may be able to remedy the problem by:
Changing the IRQ assignments to the PCI slots in the motherboard BIOS during
boot up.
Reset the configuration data in your CMOS. This is usually an option in the PnP
section of your CMOS.
Otherwise, switch the FastTrak TX4000 card to a different PCI slot.