Promise Technology System Cmos Issues, Using an Onboard IDE Card with FastTrak S150 TX4

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FastTrak S150 TX4 User Manual

System CMOS Issues

Set Motherboard CMOS Boot sequence to boot to FastTrak S150 TX4

On some Motherboard BIOS, it is necessary to set the Boot sequence to SCSI, A:, C: since the Promise card is identified as a SCSI card.

Motherboard CMOS displays C: or D: drive failure during startup

See the Drive-Related Errors section.

Using an Onboard IDE Card with FastTrak S150 TX4

If an onboard IDE controller is installed with hard disks, enable support in the Motherboard Standard CMOS Setup for the drives. Note that the onboard IDE hard drives will then be the bootable hard disk unless the system BIOS has a boot sequence setting with the option to specify booting to a different device.

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Contents Fasttrak S150 TX4 Important Data Protection Information CopyrightTrademarks Contents Page Introduction FastTrak S150 TX4Promise Array Management Utility PAM Key Features and Benefits Features BenefitsCompatibility Installation Unpacking Your FastTrak CardInstalling the FastTrak Card Insert the FastTrak card into an open PCI slotInstalling the Hard Drives FastTrak S150 TX4 card Creating Your Disk Array Creating a Performance Array Creating a Security Array with New Drives Creating a Security Array with an Existing Data Drive Seagate S380023AS Creating a Security Array with Quick Initialization Using FastBuild Configuration Utility Viewing FastTrak S150 TX4 Bios ScreenNavigating the FastBuild Setup Menu Using the Main MenuPerformance Creating Arrays AutomaticallyOptimize Array for Security Security and PerformanceUsing a Hot Spare Drive Creating Multiple ArraysViewing Drive Assignments Manually Creating an Array Selecting Array Type Selecting Stripe BlockGigabyte Boundary Assigning Drives to ArrayCreating a Mirrored Array Using New Drives Creating a Striped ArrayAdding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive Drive Model Capacity MB How FastTrak S150 TX4 Saves Array Information Creating a Hot Spare Drive for Mirrored ArraysHow FastTrak S150 TX4 Orders Arrays Deleting an Array Array Stripe 160048 Rebuilding a Mirrored Array 80024 Page Installing Software Drivers Procedure NumberNew Windows XP Installation Existing Windows XP Installation Confirming Windows XP Driver InstallationNew Windows 2000 Installation Existing Windows 2000 Installation Confirming Windows 2000 Driver InstallationNew Windows ME Installation Existing Windows ME Installation Confirming Windows ME Driver InstallationNew Windows NT4.0 Installation Existing Windows NT4.0 Installation Removing Driver from Windows NT4.0New Windows 98 Installation Existing Windows 98 Installation Confirming Windows 98 Driver InstallationPage About Adapter Bios FastBuild Auto Menu SetupDisk Array Concepts About FastTrak S150 TX4RAID Level Performance Fault Capacity No. Tolerance Drives Disk Array TermsDisk Array Description Disk Array MemberAbout RAID Levels Striping RAIDMirroring RAID Data Mirror Disk Drives Striping / Mirroring RAID 0+1 About Dual Data Redundancy Failed Array Event Drives Status Why?Troubleshooting & Tips Motherboard IssuesConfiguring PCI IRQ resources Intermittent data problemsSystem Cmos Issues Using an Onboard IDE Card with FastTrak S150 TX4Drive-Related Errors Critical Array Status Error Reported during BootDrive cannot be formed into an array System Cmos displays C or D drive failure during StartupUnable to Partition or Format Array Cannot Rebuild Mirrored RAID 1 Array Operating System-Related Issues Promise Windows driver does not appear in Device ManagerTroubleshooting & Tips Performance Tips Optimize Array for PerformanceChange Setting of PCI Bus Utilization Page Appendix a Frequently Asked Questions Pre-InstallationRAID 1 Mirror Drive IssuesRAID 0 Stripe Appendix a FAQs Installation Issues Post-InstallationTechnical Support Services Appendix B Technical SupportUSA Tech Support Center European Tech SupportPacific Rim Sales Office China OfficeLimited Warranty Disclaimer of other warrantiesYour Responsibilities Returning Product for Repair