Fasttrak S150 TX2PLUS | Promise Technology 150TX2 instruction

FASTTRAK S150 TX2PLUS

USER MANUAL

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Promise Technology 150TX2 user manual Fasttrak S150 TX2PLUS

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Fasttrak S150 TX2PLUS Trademarks CopyrightImportant Data Protection Information Contents Page FastTrak S150 TX2plus Introduction Promise Array Management Utility PAM Features Benefits Key Features and Benefits Compatibility Unpacking Your FastTrak Card Installation Insert the FastTrak card into an open PCI slot Installing the FastTrak Card Installing 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 Utility Using the Main Menu Navigating the FastBuild Setup Menu Optimize Array for Creating Arrays AutomaticallyPerformance Security and Performance Security Using a Hot Spare Drive Creating Multiple Arrays Viewing Drive Assignments Manually Creating an Array Selecting Stripe Block Selecting Array Type Gigabyte Boundary Creating a Striped Array Assigning Drives to Array Creating a Mirrored Array Using New Drives Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive Drive Model Capacity MB Page How FastTrak S150 TX2plus Orders Arrays Creating a Hot Spare Drive for Mirrored ArraysHow FastTrak S150 TX2plus Saves Array Information Deleting an Array Array Stripe 160048 Rebuilding a Mirrored Array 80024 Page Procedure Number Installing Software Drivers Windows XP Installation Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation Existing Windows XP Installation New Windows 2000 Installation Confirming Windows 2000 Driver Installation Existing Windows 2000 Installation New Windows ME Installation Confirming Windows ME Driver Installation Existing Windows ME Installation New Windows NT4.0 Installation Removing Driver from Windows NT4.0 Existing Windows NT4.0 Installation New Windows 98 Installation Confirming Windows 98 Driver Installation Existing Windows 98 InstallationPage FastBuild Auto Menu Setup About Adapter BiosAbout FastTrak S150 TX2plus Reserve Sector Disk Array Terms RAID Level Performance Fault Capacity No. Tolerance DrivesDisk Array Description Disk Array Member Striping RAID About RAID Levels Data Mirror Disk Drives Mirroring RAID Disk Array Concepts Striping / Mirroring RAID 0+1 Configuring PCI IRQ resources Motherboard IssuesIntermittent data problems Freeing additional IRQ resources Using an Onboard IDE Card with FastTrak S150 TX2plus System Cmos Issues Critical Array Status Error Reported during Boot Drive-Related ErrorsDrive cannot be formed into an array System Cmos displays C or D drive failure during Startup Unable to Partition or Format Array Cannot Rebuild Mirrored RAID 1 Array Promise Windows driver does not appear in Device Manager Operating System-Related Issues Troubleshooting & Tips Optimize Array for Performance Performance Tips Change Setting of PCI Bus Utilization Page Pre-Installation Appendix a Frequently Asked Questions RAID 1 Mirror RAID 0 StripeRAID 0+1 Stripe + Mirror Drive Issues Page Post-Installation Installation IssuesPage USA Tech Support Center Technical Support ServicesEuropean Tech Support China Office Pacific Rim Sales Office Disclaimer of other warranties Limited Warranty Your Responsibilities Returning Product for Repair