Promise Technology TX4000 user manual Keys Features and Benefits, Features Benefits

Features

Benefits

Supports 66MHz PCI bus

Allows maximum data transfers of up to

motherboards (automatically

266MB per second (133 MB/s in 33 MHz

backward compatible with

slot) over the bus to dramatically reduce the

33MHz PCI slots)

time to save and retrieve large files.

Supports data striping (RAID

Provides dramatic increase in drive

0), mirroring (RAID 1), and

performance and/or fault tolerant options.

striping/mirroring combination

Offers performance customization and data

(RAID 0+1)

rebuilds from the BIOS menu.

Supports

Burst data transfer rates up to 133MB/sec

Ultra DMA 6/5/4

from Ultra ATA/133 drives to boost overall

DMA 2/1/0

system performance.

Drives can multiply their data transfer

Independent data channels

performance when striped together and

each drive uses a separate data channel.

PCI Plug-n-Play, PCI Interrupt

Easy to install; support four ATA drives on

sharing and coexists with

the FastTrak TX4000 while still supporting 4

motherboard IDE controllers

devices on motherboard ATA controller.

Supports concurrent IDE

Drive workload is distributed in parallel

channel operation

between members of the array.

Allows multitasking during disk transfers

Supports IDE bus master

that increase CPU efficiency. The CPU is

free to process tasks during IDE data

operation

transfers through the PCI Bus to/from

system memory.

Utilizes FastBuild automenu

Offers pre-set application specific settings

that can be optimized for Desktop, Server,

from the FastTrak TX4000

or A/V Editing. Has Auto Setup option for

onboard BIOS

quick and easy array builds.

Displays status and error

Notifies user of possible errors and allows

checking messages during

for recovery of mirrored drive arrays directly

boot up

from FastBuild.

Employs the latest Promise PCI

Fully supports Ultra ATA/133 specifications

with 133 MB/sec timing and CRC error-

Ultra ATA/133 ASIC technology

checking at high speeds.