Promise-technology FAST TRAK100TM Manual de usuario

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FastTrak100 User Manual 6 Getting Started This section is designed to get you started for installation of your FastTrak100. Unpacking Your FastTrak10

FastTrak100 User Manual 7 Installing The Card Installing the FastTrak100 controller card in a system is a simple process. The card fits into any ava

FastTrak100 User Manual 8 Installing The Hard Drives WARNING: If you wish to include your current bootable drive using the Windows NT 4.0 or Windows

FastTrak100 User Manual 9 4. Attach one Ultra ATA cable to each hard drive. Then attach one cable to each of the IDE connectors on the FastTrak100

FastTrak100 User Manual 10 Checking CMOS Settings No changes are necessary in the Mainboard CMOS Setup for resources or drive types. Since FastTrak10

FastTrak100 User Manual 11 Creating Your Disk Array You will now use the onboard FastBuild BIOS utility to create your array using the attached drive

FastTrak100 User Manual 12 NOTE: If you wish to customize certain settings at a later time, you may do so by manually creating your array (see page 1

FastTrak100 User Manual 13 Creating an Array for Performance NOTE: FastTrak100 allows users to create striped arrays with 1, 2, 3, or 4 drives. To cr

FastTrak100 User Manual 14 Creating a Security Array With An Existing Data Drive NOTE: FastTrak100 permits only two drives to be used for a single Mi

FastTrak100 User Manual 15 4. Use the arrow keys to choose which drive contains the existing data to be copied. 5. Press [Ctrl-Y] keys to Save sel

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FastTrak100 User Manual 17 Using FastBuild™ Configuration Utility The FastBuildTM Configuration Utility offers several menu choices to create and man

FastTrak100 User Manual 18 Navigating the FastBuild™ Setup Menu When using the menus, these are some of the basic navigation tips: Arrow keys highlig

FastTrak100 User Manual 19 Creating Arrays Automatically The Auto Setup <1> selection from the Main Menu can intuitively help create your disk

FastTrak100 User Manual 20 Defining Typical Application Usage Allows the user to choose the type of PC usage that will be performed in order to opt

FastTrak100 User Manual 21 Viewing Drive Assignments The View Drive Assignments <2> option in the Main Menu displays whether drives are assigne

FastTrak100 User Manual 22 Manually Creating an Array The Define Array <3> option from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manu

FastTrak100 User Manual 23 Selecting Array Type 1. Under the Definition section of this menu, highlight the Array # for which you want to assign a R

FastTrak100 User Manual 24 a) If choosing a Striping, Spanning, or Mirroring/Striping array, the initial Define Array Menu screen will appear with t

FastTrak100 User Manual 25 1. After assigning the drives to a Mirroring array, press <Ctrl-Y> keys to Save your selection. The window below w

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FastTrak100 User Manual 26 7. Once mirroring is complete, the following screen will appear confirming that your Security array has been created. Pre

FastTrak100 User Manual 27 How FastTrak100 Orders Arrays During startup, the disk arrays on the FastTrak100 are recognized in this order: 1) The arra

FastTrak100 User Manual 28 Deleting An Array The Delete Array <4> Menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments. This is not the s

FastTrak100 User Manual 29 Press Ctrl-Y to Delete, others to Abort 4. After deleting the array, you should create a new array using Auto Setup or th

FastTrak100 User Manual 30 Rebuilding A Mirrored Array The Rebuild Array <5> Menu option is necessary to recover from an error in a mirrored di

FastTrak100 User Manual 31 FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc. [ Rebuild Array Menu ] Array No RAID Mode Total

FastTrak100 User Manual 32 Viewing Controller Settings The Controller Configuration <6> menu selection allows you to enable or disable the Fa

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FastTrak100 User Manual 34 Installing Drivers This section details the FastTrak100 driver installation when used with various operating systems. The

FastTrak100 User Manual 35 Installing Driver in Existing Windows 2000 System WARNING: If you will be moving the boot drive containing the existing Wi

FastTrak100 User Manual DISK ARRAY TERMS ...66 ABOUT RAID LEVELS.

FastTrak100 User Manual 36 Microsoft Millennium Installing Drivers During Millennium Installation The following details the installation of the FastT

FastTrak100 User Manual 37 Installing Drivers with Existing Millennium System The following section details the installation of FastTrak100 drivers o

FastTrak100 User Manual 38 Windows 95/98 Installing Drivers During Windows 95/98 Installation The following three sections detail the installation of

FastTrak100 User Manual 39 7. In the hierarchical display under “Other Devices” is a listing for “PCI Mass Storage Controller.” Choose it and then p

FastTrak100 User Manual 40 Installing Drivers with Existing Windows 95/98 The following three sections detail the installation of FastTrak100 drivers

FastTrak100 User Manual 41 Confirming Driver Installation in Windows 98/95 To confirm that the driver has been properly loaded in Win 95/98, perform

FastTrak100 User Manual 42 Windows NT4.0 Installing Drivers During Windows NT 4.0 Installation 1. Start the system installation by booting from the

FastTrak100 User Manual 43 Installing Driver with Existing Windows NT 4.0 WARNING: If you plan to move your boot drive to a mirrored RAID 1 FastTra

FastTrak100 User Manual 44 Using The FastCheck™ Monitoring Utility You can monitor the operating status of all arrays and drives configured on the Fa

FastTrak100 User Manual 45 Running FastCheck As described in the Installation section, the default option for FastCheck is to load during startup of

FastTrak100 User Manual 1 Introduction Thank you for your recent purchase.The PC which you are using either already contains a Promise Technology Fa

FastTrak100 User Manual 46 Using FastCheck Array Window Once FastCheck is selected, the FastCheck Monitoring Utility window will appear. The main pan

FastTrak100 User Manual 47 Status: (Functional, Critical, Offline) Functional: Means the array is providing full functionality Critical: Used only i

FastTrak100 User Manual 48 Offline: Drives that are NOT identified as “bad” may be taken offline if part of a Striping or Spanning array containing a

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FastTrak100 User Manual 50 Synchronizing An Array Synchronization is a periodic maintenance procedure for Mirroring (RAID 1, RAID 0+1) arrays to main

FastTrak100 User Manual 51 4. Once Synchronization is confirmed, the following information screen appears. Click OK button or close the window to pr

FastTrak100 User Manual 52 Rebuilding An Array This command effectively copies or overwrites data from an existing data drive in the array on to a bl

FastTrak100 User Manual 53 4. Rebuild Wizard Step 2 confirms the Target or “Rebuild” disk by Array # and drive ID. 5. Click Finish button to i

FastTrak100 User Manual 54 6. Once Array Rebuild has begun, users are returned to the FastCheck Monitoring window. A progress bar showing the rebuil

FastTrak100 User Manual 55 Using Controller Window Clicking on the Controller tab, will reveal the Controller Window. This displays physical informat

FastTrak100 User Manual 2 FastTrak100's bootable BIOS supports individual drives larger than 8.4GB. With FAT32 and NTFS partitioning, the array

FastTrak100 User Manual 56 Viewing IDE Channel Information Left-clicking on a given Channel icon or # in the left pane, will show the Base IO address

FastTrak100 User Manual 57 Viewing Drive Information Left-clicking on a given Drive icon or ID in the left pane, will show similar information categ

FastTrak100 User Manual 58 Timing: Shows selection of drive timing (directly related to burst speed) based on type of drive and cable used. Using O

FastTrak100 User Manual 59 Selecting Notification Options This section of the Options windows allows users to select how they are notified of a syste

FastTrak100 User Manual 60 Fix: in most cases, FastTrak100 automatically can correct errors. The method of correction varies depending on the type

FastTrak100 User Manual 61 Ignore: FastTrak100 will log the event error and continue the synchronization process. (Warning: this may result in mism

FastTrak100 User Manual 62 Setting PCI Bus Utilization Option NOTE: In most cases, a user does not need to change this setting since FastTrak100’s da

FastTrak100 User Manual 63 Setting Screen Preferences This section controls how the FastCheck utility screen is displayed and sets the security passw

FastTrak100 User Manual 64 Creating Password 1. To create a password, check the Enable Password checkbox in the Preferences section.The “Set Passw

FastTrak100 User Manual 65 Understanding Disk Array Concepts About FastTrak100 Disk Array Adapter FastTrak100 is a high performance Ultra ATA/EIDE RA

FastTrak100 User Manual 3 Keys Features and Benefits The following information offers an overview of the major features of your new Promise FastTrak1

FastTrak100 User Manual 66 Disk Array Terms Disk Array Description A “disk array” is formed from a group of 2 or more disk drives which appear to the

FastTrak100 User Manual 67 About RAID Levels Striping (RAID 0) Reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. When any disk me

FastTrak100 User Manual 68 Mirroring (RAID 1) Writes duplicate data on to a pair of drives while reads are performed in parallel. ATA RAID 1 is fault

FastTrak100 User Manual 69 Striping/Mirror (RAID 0+1) A combination of both above array types. It can increase performance by reading and writing

FastTrak100 User Manual 70 Under RAID 0+1, the array maintains data integrity if any 1, 2 combination survives. Event Failed Drives Array Status

FastTrak100 User Manual 71 Troubleshooting & Tips This section is used to assist with troubleshooting conflicts and FastTrak100 installation pro

FastTrak100 User Manual 72 Intermittent data problems Do not exceed the 100Mhz PCI Bus speed. Pentiums set to higher than default settings or AMD K6

FastTrak100 User Manual 73 Possible Master/Slave problems Master/slave problems may exist between two ATA or IDE drives of different brands attached

FastTrak100 User Manual 74 10. After rebooting, use FastBuild to re-create the array. For mirrored arrays, rebuild the mirrored array. For striped ar

FastTrak100 User Manual 75 errors, but do not want to fix these errors at the time. You may then decide what to do about the error(s) detected. ECC E

FastTrak100 User Manual 4 Compatibility Features Benefits Complies with PCI v2.1 Local Bus standard Provides highest level of hardware compatibili

FastTrak100 User Manual 76 Operating System-Related Errors Different drive lettering under Windows NT This may happen when using a SCSI card in addit

FastTrak100 User Manual 77 “No Hard Drives Found” Message Appears During CD-ROM Install of Windows NT or Windows 2000 The "F6" key was not

FastTrak100 User Manual 78 Performance Tips Here are some tips that may optimize performance in a RAID 0 striped array. If you are using an audio/vid

FastTrak100 User Manual 79 Change Setting of PCI Bus Utilization Certain brands of video capture cards can produce a “glitch” on play back of .AVI fi

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FastTrak100 User Manual 81 Frequently Asked Questions This section lists frequently asked questions involving pre-installation, drive issues, install

FastTrak100 User Manual 82 Q: How does the FastTrak100 RAID controller provide storage and/or data protection with their arrays? A: FastTrak100 imp

FastTrak100 User Manual 83 Drive Issues Q: Can I add a drive to a FastTrak100 RAID array via hot-swap and dynamically adjust the array size/configur

FastTrak100 User Manual 84 Q: What system BIOS CMOS settings do I use for the drives on the FastTrak100 controller? A: None. The drives on the Fast

FastTrak100 User Manual 85 on the PCI slots so that the boot device is in the highest priority slot number (see previous question). If you do not req

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Appendix A A1 Contacting Promise Support Promise Technical Support provides several support options for Promise users to access information and updat

Appendix A A2 European Tech Support E-mail Support [email protected] Fax Technical Support +31 (0) 40 256 94 63 Attention: Technical Support Ph

Appendix B B1 Limited Warranty Promise Technology, Inc. (“Promise”) warrants that for two(2) years from the time of the delivery of the product to t

Appendix B B2 Promise shall not be liable for the cost of procuring substitute goods, services, lost profits, unrealized savings, equipment damage, c

Appendix C C1 Returning Product For Repair If you suspect a product is not working properly, or if you have any questions about your product, contact

Appendix C C2 Your Responsibilities You are responsible for determining whether the product is appropriate for your use and will interface with your

INDEX A Alarms Setting, 54, 55 APM Usage, 77 Arrays "Hot" Spare, 64 Concepts, 61 Creating multiple, 18 Critical, 15, 43 Defining, 20 Defin

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,

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