Promise Technology 150TX2 user manual Contents

Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction	1
FastTrak S150 TX2plus	1
Promise Array Management Utility (PAM)	2
Key Features and Benefits	3
Chapter 2: Installation	5
Unpacking Your FastTrak Card	5
Installing the FastTrak Card	6
Installing the Hard Drives	7
Creating Your Disk Array	9
Creating a Performance Array	10
Creating a Security Array with New Drives	11
Creating a Security Array with an Existing Data Drive	13
Creating a Security Array with Quick Initialization	16
Chapter 3: Using FastBuild Configuration Utility	19
Viewing FastTrak S150 TX2plus BIOS Screen	19
Navigating the FastBuild Setup Menu	20
Using the Main Menu	20
Creating Arrays Automatically	21
Optimize Array for	21
Using a Hot Spare Drive	23
Creating Multiple Disk Arrays	24
Viewing Drive Assignments	24
Manually Creating an Array	25
Selecting Array Type	26
Selecting Stripe Block	26
Gigabyte Boundary	27
Assigning Drive(s) to Array	28
Creating a Striped Array	28
Creating a Mirrored Array Using New Drives	29
Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive	30
Creating a Hot Spare Drive for Mirrored Arrays	33
How FastTrak S150 TX2plus Orders Arrays	33
How FastTrak S150 TX2plus Saves Array Information	33
Deleting an Array	34
Rebuilding a Mirrored Array	36
Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers	39
Windows XP Installation	40
Existing Windows XP Installation	41
Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation	41
New Windows 2000 Installation	42
Existing Windows 2000 Installation	43
Confirming Windows 2000 Driver Installation	43
New Windows ME Installation	44
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