Step 5: create your disk array – Promise Technology FastTrak SX4000 Lite User Manual

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Step 5: Create Your Disk Array

You will now use the onboard FastBuild BIOS utility to create your first array
using the attached drives. For an explanation of the array options, see Chapter 3
of the FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual.

Important

Even if you plan to use the Promise Array Management Utility to
manage your array, you must still create your first array using
the FastBuild Utility, as described here.

1.

Boot your system. If this is the first time you have booted with the FastTrak
card and drives installed, the Promise onboard BIOS will display the
following screen.

FastTrak S150 SX4 (tm) BIOS Version 1.10.02

(c) 2002 Promise Technology, Inc. All rights reserved.

Installed DIMM Size: 128 MB

No Array is defined...

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility...

Press <ESC> to continue booting...

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2.

Press the Ctrl-F keys to display the FastBuild Utility Main Menu (below).

FastBuild Array Utility 2.xx (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc.

[ Main Menu ]

View Drive Assignments .......[ 1 ]

View/Define Array.............[ 2 ]

Delete Array..................[ 3 ]

Controller Configuration......[ 4 ]

Press 1..4 to Select Option

[ESC]..Exit

[ Keys Available ]

3.

Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to display, the Define Array Menu
appears (below).

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