Promise Technology 150TX2 Existing Windows NT4.0 Installation, Removing Driver from Windows NT4.0

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Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers

Existing Windows NT4.0 Installation

The following section details the installation of FastTrak TX2plus drivers on a system that has Windows NT4.0 already installed and running.

NOTE: Do not attach the boot drive or any other hard drive to the FastTrak TX2plus controller card before completing this step.

1.From the Start menu, choose Settings.

2.From the Settings menu, choose Control Panel.

3.Double-click the SCSI Adapters icon. The SCSI Adapters dialog box appears.

4.Choose Drivers then click Add.

5.In the Install Drivers dialog box, click Have Disk…

6.When Install From Disk appears, insert the FastTrak TX2plus driver diskette in drive A:.

7.Type A:\NT4 in the text box window then click OK.

8.When the Install Driver dialog box appears, select WinNT Promise FastTrak TX4000/S150 TX Series Controller then click OK.

9.When the Select SCSI Adapter Option dialog box appears, click Install.

10.After a successful installation, the SCSI Adapter Setup box will show that the “WinNT Promise FastTrak TX4000/S150 TX Series Controller” has been installed.

11.Power off your system.

12.If you plan to move the boot drive to the FastTrak card, do it now. Otherwise reboot.

Removing Driver from Windows NT4.0

1.From Start, choose Setup then choose Control Panel.

2.In Control Panel, choose SCSI Adapter then choose Drivers.

3.Click the Remove button.

4.After successful removal, the SCSI Adapter Setup box will show that the “WinNT Promise FastTrak TX4000/S150 TX Series Controller” has been removed.

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Contents Fasttrak S150 TX2PLUS Copyright TrademarksImportant Data Protection Information Contents Page FastTrak S150 TX2plus IntroductionPromise Array Management Utility PAM Features Benefits Key Features and BenefitsCompatibility Unpacking Your FastTrak Card InstallationInsert the FastTrak card into an open PCI slot Installing the FastTrak CardInstalling the Hard Drives FastTrak S150 TX2plus card Creating Your Disk Array Creating a Performance Array Creating a Security Array with New Drives Page Creating a Security Array with an Existing Data Drive Seagate S380023AS Installation Creating a Security Array with Quick Initialization Installation Page Viewing FastTrak S150 TX2plus Bios Screen Using FastBuild Configuration UtilityUsing the Main Menu Navigating the FastBuild Setup MenuCreating Arrays Automatically Optimize Array forPerformance Security and Performance SecurityUsing a Hot Spare Drive Creating Multiple Arrays Viewing Drive AssignmentsManually Creating an Array Selecting Stripe Block Selecting Array TypeGigabyte Boundary Creating a Striped Array Assigning Drives to ArrayCreating a Mirrored Array Using New Drives Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive Drive Model Capacity MB Page Creating a Hot Spare Drive for Mirrored Arrays How FastTrak S150 TX2plus Orders ArraysHow FastTrak S150 TX2plus Saves Array Information Deleting an Array Array Stripe 160048 Rebuilding a Mirrored Array 80024 Page Procedure Number Installing Software DriversWindows XP Installation Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation Existing Windows XP InstallationNew Windows 2000 Installation Confirming Windows 2000 Driver Installation Existing Windows 2000 InstallationNew Windows ME Installation Confirming Windows ME Driver Installation Existing Windows ME InstallationNew Windows NT4.0 Installation Removing Driver from Windows NT4.0 Existing Windows NT4.0 InstallationNew Windows 98 Installation Confirming Windows 98 Driver Installation Existing Windows 98 InstallationPage Reserve Sector About Adapter BiosFastBuild Auto Menu Setup About FastTrak S150 TX2plusDisk Array Member RAID Level Performance Fault Capacity No. Tolerance DrivesDisk Array Terms Disk Array DescriptionStriping RAID About RAID LevelsData Mirror Disk Drives Mirroring RAIDDisk Array Concepts Striping / Mirroring RAID 0+1 Freeing additional IRQ resources Motherboard IssuesConfiguring PCI IRQ resources Intermittent data problemsUsing an Onboard IDE Card with FastTrak S150 TX2plus System Cmos IssuesSystem Cmos displays C or D drive failure during Startup Drive-Related ErrorsCritical Array Status Error Reported during Boot Drive cannot be formed into an arrayUnable to Partition or Format Array Cannot Rebuild Mirrored RAID 1 Array Promise Windows driver does not appear in Device Manager Operating System-Related IssuesTroubleshooting & Tips Optimize Array for Performance Performance TipsChange Setting of PCI Bus Utilization Page Pre-Installation Appendix a Frequently Asked QuestionsRAID 0 Stripe RAID 1 MirrorRAID 0+1 Stripe + Mirror Drive Issues Page Post-Installation Installation IssuesPage Technical Support Services USA Tech Support CenterEuropean Tech Support China Office Pacific Rim Sales OfficeDisclaimer of other warranties Limited WarrantyYour Responsibilities Returning Product for Repair