Promise Technology FAST TRAK100TM user manual Windows 95/98

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FastTrak100 User Manual

Windows 95/98

Installing Drivers During Windows 95/98 Installation

The following three sections detail the installation of the FastTrak100 drivers while installing Windows 95/98 (with the FastTrak100 controller card already in place). If you’re installing the FastTrak100 drivers on a system with Windows 95/98 already installed, see “Installing Drivers with Existing Windows 95/98” on page 40.

Windows 98

1.After installing the FastTrak100 controller card and configuring the hard drive(s), partition and format your hard drive(s), if necessary.

2.Install Windows 98 normally.

3.After installation, go to the “Start” menu and choose “Settings.”

4.From the “Settings” menu, choose “Control Panel.”

5.In the “Control Panel” window, double-click on the “System” icon.

6.In the “System” window, choose the “Device Manager” tab.

7.In the hierarchical display under “Other Devices” is a listing for “PCI RAID Controller.” Choose it and then press the “Properties” button.

8.Choose the “Driver” tab in the “Properties” window, choose “Update Driver,” and then press “Next.”

9.Choose “Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now (recommended),” then press “Next.”

10.Choose “Specify Location,” and then type “A:\WIN95-98” in the text box.

11.Insert the “FastTrak100 Driver” diskette into the A: drive.

12.Press the “Next” button. A message informing you that Windows 98 has found “Win95-98 Promise FastTrak100 (tm) Controller” should appear.

13.Press “Next,” then “Finish,” then “Yes” when asked if you want to restart your computer. Be sure to remove the diskette from drive A:.

Windows 95

1.After installing the FastTrak100 controller card and configuring the hard drives, partition and format your hard drive(s), if necessary.

2.Install Windows 95 normally.

3.After installation, go to the “Start” menu and choose “Settings.”

4.From the “Settings” menu, choose “Control Panel.”

5.In the “Control Panel” window, double-click on the “System” icon.

6.In the “System” window, choose the “Device Manager”tab.

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Contents Page Trademarks Table of Contents Troubleshooting & Tips What is the FastTrak100 RAID Card? IntroductionPage Keys Features and Benefits Features BenefitsCompatibility Page Getting Started Unpacking Your FastTrak100Installing The Card Installing The Hard Drives Jumper SettingsPage Checking Cmos Settings Processor ID MHz Bios version Cache Server TagCreating Your Disk Array Page Creating an Array for Performance Creating a Security Array With New DrivesCreating a Security Array With An Existing Data Drive Page Page Using FastBuild Configuration Utility Viewing FastTrak100 Bios ScreenNavigating the FastBuild Setup Menu Using the Main MenuAuto Setup Options Menu Optimize Array ForUsing a Hot Spare Drive Defining Typical Application UsageCreating Multiple Disk Arrays Viewing Drive Assignments ModeArray No RAID Mode Total Drv CapacityMB Status Manually Creating an ArraySelecting Array Type Selecting Stripe BlockAssigning Drives to Array Creating a Mirrored Array Using New Drives Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing DriveChannelID Making a FastTrak100 Disk Array Bootable Creating a Hot Spare Drive for Mirrored ArraysHow FastTrak100 Orders Arrays How FastTrak100 Saves Array InformationDeleting An Array Press Ctrl-Y to Delete, others to Abort Rebuilding a Mirrored Array Total Drv CapacityMBQuantum CR8.4A Viewing Controller Settings Halting FastTrak Bios On Bootup ErrorsViewing FastTrak System Resources Page Installing Drivers Installing Driver During New Windows 2000 InstallationWindows Installing Driver in Existing Windows 2000 System Confirming Windows 2000 InstallationInstalling Drivers During Millennium Installation Microsoft MillenniumInstalling Drivers with Existing Millennium System Confirming Driver Installation in MillenniumInstalling Drivers During Windows 95/98 Installation Windows 95/98Page Installing Drivers with Existing Windows 95/98 Confirming Driver Installation in Windows 98/95 DOS/WindowsInstalling Drivers During Windows NT 4.0 Installation Windows NT4.0Installing Driver with Existing Windows NT Removing the Driver from Windows NTUsing The FastCheck Monitoring Utility Installing FastCheckRunning FastCheck Closing FastCheckUsing FastCheck Array Window Viewing Array InformationViewing Arrayed Drive Information Using Array Pull-down Menu Page Synchronizing An Array Page Using Rebuild Wizard Rebuilding An ArrayPage Page Using Controller Window Viewing Controller Card InformationViewing IDE Channel Information Viewing Drive Information Using Options Window Selecting Notification Options User may then decide what to do about the errors detected Scheduling Array SynchronizationIgnore FastTrak100 will log the event error and continue Setting Rebuild OptionsSetting PCI Bus Utilization Option Setting Disk Parameters OptionSetting Screen Preferences Creating Password Changing PasswordDisabling Password Understanding Disk Array Concepts About Adapter BiosFastBuild Auto Menu Setup About FastTrak100 Disk Array AdapterDisk Array Terms About RAID Levels Striping RAIDUsing a Spare Drive Mirroring RAIDStriping/Mirror RAID 0+1 About Dual Data RedundancySpanning Jbod Configuring PCI IRQ resources Troubleshooting & TipsMotherboard Issues System locks up during bootup or when Windows startsSystem Cmos Issues Drive-Related ErrorsPossible Master/Slave problems System Cmos displays C or D drive failure during StartupUnable to partition or format array ECC Error Reported on Rebuild ECC Error Reported on Synchronize Operating System-Related Errors Different drive lettering under Windows NTPromise Windows driver does not appear Device Manager Page Re-Configure PCI Latency Setting Performance TipsOptimize Array for Performance Change Setting of PCI Bus Utilization Page What kind of hard drives can I use for a FastTrak100 array? Frequently Asked QuestionsPre-Installation Can I use Atapi devices on the FastTrak100 controller?RAID 0 stripe RAID 1 mirrorJbod spanning Drive Issues Do the HDDs on the FastTrak100 have to be the same size?Installation Issues How do I partition/format my FastTrak100 RAID array?Post-Installation Why does my system reboot after the Qemm driver loads fromWhy can’t I see the drives on the FastTrak100 under FDISK? Page Contacting Promise Support Appendix aUSA Tech Support Center Appendix a European Tech Support Pacific Rim Sales OfficeChina Office Limited Warranty Appendix BAppendix B Returning Product For Repair Appendix CYour Responsibilities Index Index C6101F100000000-1