Promise Technology FAST TRAK100TM Creating Your Disk Array

FastTrak100 User Manual

Creating Your Disk Array

You will now use the onboard FastBuild BIOS utility to create your array using the

attached drives. There are three different scenarios in creating this array. You can

create an array for performance, you can create a Security array using new hard

drives (recommended), or you can create a Security array using an existing hard

drive and a new hard drive.

WARNING: If creating a Security array using an existing hard drive,

backup any necessary data. Failure to follow this accepted PC

practice could result in data loss.

1. Boot your system. If this is the first time you have booted with the FastTrak100

card and drives installed, the Promise onboard BIOS will display the following

screen.

FastTrak100 (tm) BIOS Version 1.xx (Build xxxx)

No array defined . . .

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility

Or press <ESC> key to continue booting the system.

2. Press <Ctrl-F> keys to display the FastBuild (tm) Utility Main Menu

3. Press “1” to display the Auto Setup Menu below. This is the fastest and

easiest method to creating your first array.

[Auto Setup Options Menu]

Optimize Array for: Performance

Typical Application usage: A/V Editing

[ Auto Setup Configuration ]

Mode..................................................Stripe

Drives used in Array................................2

Array Disk Capacity.........................16126

[ Keys Available ]

[↑] Up [↓] Down [←, →, Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save