Promise Technology TX4000 user manual Contents

Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction	1
What is the FastTrak TX4000 RAID Card?	1
Promise Array Management Utility (PAM)	2
Keys Features and Benefits	3
Chapter 2: Quick Start	5
Installing the FastTrak TX4000 Card	6
Installing the Hard Drives	7
Creating Your Disk Array	9
Creating an Array for Performance	10
Creating a Security Array with New Drives	11
Creating a Security Array with an Existing Data Drive	12
Chapter 3: Using FastBuild Configuration Utility	15
Viewing FastTrak TX4000 BIOS Screen	15
Navigating the FastBuild Setup Menu	16
Using the Main Menu	16
Creating Arrays Automatically	17
Optimize Array for	18
Defining Typical Application Usage	18
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 Mirrored Array Using New Drives	24
Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive	25
Making a FastTrak TX4000 Disk Array Bootable	27
Creating a Hot Spare Drive for Mirrored Arrays	28
How FastTrak TX4000 Orders Arrays	28
How FastTrak TX4000 Saves Array Information	28
Deleting an Array	29
Rebuilding a Mirrored Array	31
Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers	33
New Windows Server 2003 Installation	34
Existing Windows Server 2003 Installation	35
Confirming Windows Server 2003 Driver Installation	35
New Windows XP Installation	36
Existing Windows XP Installation	37
Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation	37
New Windows 2000 Installation	38
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