Promise Technology 150TX2 - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction........................................................................................ 1
FastTrak S150 TX2plus ............................................................................... 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 ........................ 13
Creating a Security Array with Quick Initialization............................... 16
Chapter 3: Using FastBuild Configuration Utility........................................... 19
Viewing FastTrak S150 TX2plus BIOS Screen .......................................... 19
Navigating the FastBuild Setup Menu ........................................................ 20
Using the Main Menu .......................................................................... 20
Creating Arrays Automatically .................................................................... 21
Optimize Array for ............................................................................... 21
Using a Hot Spare Drive ..................................................................... 23
Creating Multiple Disk Arrays.............................................................. 24
Viewing Drive Assignments........................................................................ 24
Manually Creating an Array........................................................................ 25
Selecting Array Type........................................................................... 26
Selecting Stripe Block ......................................................................... 26
Gigabyte Boundary ............................................................................. 27
Assigning Drive(s) to Array ................................................................. 28
Creating a Striped Array...................................................................... 28
Creating a Mirrored Array Using New Drives ...................................... 29
Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive ....................................... 30
Creating a Hot Spare Drive for Mirrored Arrays .................................. 33
How FastTrak S150 TX2plus Orders Arrays ....................................... 33
How FastTrak S150 TX2plus Saves Array Information....................... 33
Deleting an Array ....................................................................................... 34
Rebuilding a Mirrored Array ....................................................................... 36
Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers ............................................................... 39
Windows XP Installation............................................................................. 40
Existing Windows XP Installation ............................................................... 41
Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation................................................ 41
New Windows 2000 Installation ................................................................. 42
Existing Windows 2000 Installation ............................................................ 43
Confirming Windows 2000 Driver Installation............................................. 43
New Windows ME Installation.................................................................... 44