Promise Technology FastTrak S150 - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction........................................................................................ 1
FastTrak S150 TX4 ...................................................................................... 1
Promise Array Management Utility (PAM).................................................... 2
Key Features and Benefits........................................................................... 3
Chapter 2: Installation ......................................................................................... 5
Unpacking Your FastTrak Card.................................................................... 5
Installing the FastTrak Card ......................................................................... 6
Installing the Hard Drives ............................................................................. 7
Creating Your Disk Array.............................................................................. 9
Creating a Performance Array ............................................................ 10
Creating a Security Array with New Drives ......................................... 11
Creating a Security Array with an Existing Data Drive ........................ 12
Creating a Security Array with Quick Initialization............................... 14
Chapter 3: Using FastBuild Configuration Utility........................................... 15
Viewing FastTrak S150 TX4 BIOS Screen................................................. 15
Navigating the FastBuild Setup Menu ........................................................ 16
Using the Main Menu .......................................................................... 16
Creating Arrays Automatically .................................................................... 17
Optimize Array for ............................................................................... 17
Using a Hot Spare Drive ..................................................................... 19
Creating Multiple Disk Arrays.............................................................. 19
Viewing Drive Assignments........................................................................ 20
Manually Creating an Array........................................................................ 21
Selecting Array Type........................................................................... 22
Selecting Stripe Block ......................................................................... 22
Gigabyte Boundary ............................................................................. 23
Assigning Drive(s) to Array ................................................................. 23
Creating a Striped Array...................................................................... 24
Creating a Mirrored Array Using New Drives ...................................... 24
Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive ....................................... 25
Creating a Hot Spare Drive for Mirrored Arrays .................................. 27
How FastTrak S150 TX4 Orders Arrays.............................................. 27
How FastTrak S150 TX4 Saves Array Information ............................. 27
Deleting an Array ....................................................................................... 28
Rebuilding a Mirrored Array ....................................................................... 30
Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers ............................................................... 33
New Windows XP Installation..................................................................... 34
Existing Windows XP Installation ............................................................... 35
Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation................................................ 35
New Windows 2000 Installation ................................................................. 36
Existing Windows 2000 Installation ............................................................ 37
Confirming Windows 2000 Driver Installation............................................. 37
New Windows ME Installation.................................................................... 38