FastTrak100 User Manual

Offline: Drives that are NOT identified as “bad” may be taken offline if part of a Striping or Spanning array containing a “bad” drive. These drives do NOT need to be replaced, however.

S.M.A.R.T. Status: Indicates whether attached hard drive implements Self- Monitoring Analysis & Reporting Technology to predict drive failure

Size: Indicates capacity of individual drive

Location: Shows physical location of drive. Indicates on which IDE channel (1 or 2), and whether drive is Master or Slave on cable. This allows user to identify drives for removal/replacement.

Mapping: Indicates physical parameters of drive (cylinders, heads, sectors)

Timing: Shows selection of drive timing (directly related to burst speed) based on type of drive and cable used.

Using Array Pull-down Menu

At the bottom of the Array window, it indicates to right -click on an Array to perform synchronization or rebuild operations. Right-clicking displays the following pull- down menu:

From this menu, users may choose to have the Window Always Appear on Top of applications, Minimize, Synchronize mirrored drives, Rebuild a mirrored array, use About to check FastCheck version #, or Exit the onscreen window.

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Promise Technology FAST TRAK100TM user manual Using Array Pull-down Menu