5.SOFTWARE SETUP

5.4.1Installing the Hard Disks

The RAID 0 setting allows users to reformat two hard disks with the same new OS simultaneously. RAID 1 arrays can use a pre-existing hard disk along with a blank hard disk, or two new hard disks.

1.Install the first and second hard disk into the hard disk bays of your system. Connect each hard disk drive with a separate UltraDMA/100 cable, one to the Promise IDE1 connector, and the other to the Promise IDE2 connector onboard the A7V266-EX. NOTE: Do not connect any other types of IDE devices to the Promise IDE connectors; they support hard disk drive devices only.

2.Connect the power cables to the hard disks.

3.Make sure the RAID_EN jumper is reset to [1-2] and, if available, ensure the BIOS settings in the Advanced PCI Configuration sub-menu are set to enable RAID arrays: “SCSI/ATA100 Boot Sequence” field should be set to [ATA100/ SCSI] and the “Load Onboard ATA BIOS” field should be set to [Auto].

4.Boot-up the PC.

5.4.2 Enter MBFastTrak133 BIOS and FastBuild Utility

1. If this is the first time booting with two hard disks correctly installed, then MBFastTrak133™ “Lite” BIOS scans the IDE drives and displays this screen:

2. Press <Ctrl-F>keys to display the FastBuild™ Utility Main Menu:

FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.31 (c) 1996-2000 Promise Technology, Inc.

[ Main Menu ]

Auto Setup . . . . . . . . . . [[ 11 ]]

View Drive Assignments . . . . [[ 22 ]]

View Array . . . . . . . . . . [[ 33 ]]

Delete Array . . . . . . . . . [[ 44 ]]

Rebuild Array. . . . . . . . . [[ 55 ]]

Controller Configuration . . . [[ 66 ]]

[ Keys Available ]

Press 1..6 to select Option

[ESC] Exit

 

 

5. S/W SETUP

RAID

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