Chapter 2: Installation
3.Install the FastTrak card into the open slot (above).
4.Fasten the FastTrak card bracket to the system case (above).
5.Attach your system case’s 2- or
Installing the Disk Drives
Important
If you wish to include your current bootable Serial ATA drive using the Windows operating system as part of a bootable Mirrored (RAID 1) logical drive on your FastTrak card, do NOT connect the disk drive to the FastTrak yet. You MUST install the Windows driver software first onto this drive while it is still attached to your existing disk drive controller.
The FastTrak
Level | Number of Drives |
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RAID 0 | 2 or more |
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RAID 1 | 2 only |
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RAID 5 | 3 or more |
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RAID 10 | 4 only |
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RAID 50 | 6 or 8 |
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JBOD | 1 or more |
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The table above shows the number of drives required for each RAID level. If you plan to create a mirror (RAID 1) for protection, you can use two new drives OR use an existing drive and a new drive. The new drive must be the same size or larger than the existing drive.
1.Install the disk drives into the disk drive bays of your system.
If you are using SuperSwap Enclosures, the SMBus ID of each disk drive must match the Channel number.
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