Index | Promise Technology FAST TRAK100TM specs

INDEX

P

PCI Bus speed, 77

Q

QEMM Stealth, 81

R

Reserved Sectors, 61

S

System resources, 77

T

Troubleshooting Can't form array, 67 CMOS Booting, 67 Co-exist with IDE, 67 Critical error on boot, 68 Drive failure, 67 Intermittent data problems, 68 IRQ resources, 67 Master/Slave issues, 67

No appearance of driver in Win95/98, 68

PCI IRQ resources, 67 System lockup, 68

Win NT drive lettering, 68

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Promise Technology FAST TRAK100TM user manual Index

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 Creating Multiple Disk Arrays Using a Hot Spare DriveDefining Typical Application Usage Viewing Drive Assignments Mode Array No RAID Mode Total Drv CapacityMB Status Manually Creating an Array Assigning Drives to Array Selecting Array TypeSelecting Stripe Block 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 FastTrak System Resources Viewing Controller SettingsHalting FastTrak Bios On Bootup Errors Page Windows Installing DriversInstalling Driver During New Windows 2000 Installation 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 Disabling Password Creating PasswordChanging 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 Unable to partition or format array Possible Master/Slave problemsSystem Cmos displays C or D drive failure during Startup ECC Error Reported on Rebuild ECC Error Reported on Synchronize Promise Windows driver does not appear Device Manager Operating System-Related ErrorsDifferent drive lettering under Windows NT Page Optimize Array for Performance Re-Configure PCI Latency SettingPerformance Tips 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? Jbod spanning RAID 0 stripeRAID 1 mirror 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? Why can’t I see the drives on the FastTrak100 under FDISK? Post-InstallationWhy does my system reboot after the Qemm driver loads from Page USA Tech Support Center Contacting Promise SupportAppendix a China Office Appendix a European Tech SupportPacific Rim Sales Office Limited Warranty Appendix B Appendix B Returning Product For Repair Appendix C Your Responsibilities Index Index C6101F100000000-1