Promise Technology FAST TRAK100TM instruction

FastTrak100 User Manual

FastTrak100's bootable BIOS supports individual drives larger than 8.4GB. With FAT32 and NTFS partitioning, the array can be addressed as one large single volume.

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Promise Technology FAST TRAK100TM user manual

Contents

Page Trademarks Table of Contents Troubleshooting & Tips What is the FastTrak100 RAID Card? IntroductionPage Keys Features and Benefits Features Benefits Compatibility Page Getting Started Unpacking Your FastTrak100 Installing The Card Installing The Hard Drives Jumper SettingsPage Checking Cmos Settings Processor ID MHz Bios version Cache Server Tag Creating Your Disk Array Page Creating an Array for Performance Creating a Security Array With New Drives Creating a Security Array With An Existing Data Drive Page Page Using FastBuild Configuration Utility Viewing FastTrak100 Bios Screen Navigating the FastBuild Setup Menu Using the Main Menu Auto Setup Options Menu Optimize Array For Using a Hot Spare Drive Defining Typical Application UsageCreating Multiple Disk Arrays Viewing Drive Assignments Mode Array No RAID Mode Total Drv CapacityMB Status Manually Creating an Array Selecting Array Type Selecting Stripe BlockAssigning Drives to Array Creating a Mirrored Array Using New Drives Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive ChannelID Making a FastTrak100 Disk Array Bootable Creating a Hot Spare Drive for Mirrored Arrays How FastTrak100 Orders Arrays How FastTrak100 Saves Array Information Deleting An Array Press Ctrl-Y to Delete, others to Abort Rebuilding a Mirrored Array Total Drv CapacityMB Quantum CR8.4A Viewing Controller Settings Halting FastTrak Bios On Bootup ErrorsViewing FastTrak System Resources Page Installing Drivers Installing Driver During New Windows 2000 InstallationWindows Installing Driver in Existing Windows 2000 System Confirming Windows 2000 Installation Installing Drivers During Millennium Installation Microsoft Millennium Installing Drivers with Existing Millennium System Confirming Driver Installation in Millennium Installing Drivers During Windows 95/98 Installation Windows 95/98Page Installing Drivers with Existing Windows 95/98 Confirming Driver Installation in Windows 98/95 DOS/Windows Installing Drivers During Windows NT 4.0 Installation Windows NT4.0 Installing Driver with Existing Windows NT Removing the Driver from Windows NT Using The FastCheck Monitoring Utility Installing FastCheck Running FastCheck Closing FastCheck Using FastCheck Array Window Viewing Array Information Viewing Arrayed Drive Information Using Array Pull-down Menu Page Synchronizing An Array Page Using Rebuild Wizard Rebuilding An ArrayPage Page Using Controller Window Viewing Controller Card Information Viewing IDE Channel Information Viewing Drive Information Using Options Window Selecting Notification Options User may then decide what to do about the errors detected Scheduling Array Synchronization Ignore FastTrak100 will log the event error and continue Setting Rebuild Options Setting PCI Bus Utilization Option Setting Disk Parameters Option Setting Screen Preferences Creating Password Changing PasswordDisabling Password Understanding Disk Array Concepts About Adapter BiosFastBuild Auto Menu Setup About FastTrak100 Disk Array Adapter Disk Array Terms About RAID Levels Striping RAID Using a Spare Drive Mirroring RAID Striping/Mirror RAID 0+1 About Dual Data Redundancy Spanning Jbod Configuring PCI IRQ resources Troubleshooting & TipsMotherboard Issues System locks up during bootup or when Windows starts System Cmos Issues Drive-Related Errors Possible Master/Slave problems System Cmos displays C or D drive failure during StartupUnable to partition or format array ECC Error Reported on Rebuild ECC Error Reported on Synchronize Operating System-Related Errors Different drive lettering under Windows NTPromise Windows driver does not appear Device Manager Page Re-Configure PCI Latency Setting Performance TipsOptimize Array for Performance Change Setting of PCI Bus Utilization Page What kind of hard drives can I use for a FastTrak100 array? Frequently Asked QuestionsPre-Installation Can I use Atapi devices on the FastTrak100 controller? RAID 0 stripe RAID 1 mirrorJbod spanning Drive Issues Do the HDDs on the FastTrak100 have to be the same size? Installation Issues How do I partition/format my FastTrak100 RAID array? Post-Installation Why does my system reboot after the Qemm driver loads fromWhy can’t I see the drives on the FastTrak100 under FDISK? Page Contacting Promise Support Appendix aUSA Tech Support Center Appendix a European Tech Support Pacific Rim Sales OfficeChina Office Limited Warranty Appendix B Appendix B Returning Product For Repair Appendix C Your Responsibilities Index Index C6101F100000000-1