Promise Technology 150TX2 guide

FastTrak S150 TX2plus User Manual

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Promise Technology 150TX2 user manual

Contents

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