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FastTrak100's bootable BIOS supports individual drives larger
than 8.4GB. With FAT32 and NTFS partitioning, the array can
be addressed as one large
single
volume.
The FastTrak100 controller provides two IDE hard drive
connectors that support Ultra ATA/100 protocols, perfect for
such demanding applications as real-time video, multimedia,
and high-performance operating systems. FastTrak100’s two
IDE connectors each support a master/slave combination of any
IDE devices, including IDE, EIDE, Fast-ATA, and Ultra-ATA
standards. Devices of different standards can be connected to
FastTrak100 without performance degradation, due to the
independent programmable timing registers in the controller’s
design.
2. Software Installation
This section details the FastTrak100 driver installation
procedure when used with various operating systems as follows:
· Windows 2000
· Microsoft Millenium
· Windows 98
· Windows NT 4.x
. Linux
You can install from CDROM drive or
copy it to disk from
CDRO
M.
2-1 Windows 2000
2-1-1 Installing Driver during New Windows 2000
Installation
1a.
Floppy Install: Boot the computer with the Windows 2000
installation diskettes.
1b.
Floppyless Install: Boot from floppy and type “WINNT”. After
files have been copied, the system will reboot. On the reboot,
press <F6> after the message “Setup is inspecting your
computer’s hardware configuration...” appears.
1c.
CD-ROM Install: Boot from the CD-ROM. Press <F6> after
the message “Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or
RAID driver” appears.
2.
When the “Windows 2000 Setup” window is generated, press
“S” to Specify an Additional Device(s)
3.
Press “O” to select “Other” and press the “Enter” key.
4.
Insert the Promise Technology driver diskette into drive A:
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and
press “Enter” key.
5.
Choose “Win2000 Promise FastTrak100 Controller” from the
list that appears on screen, and then press the “Enter” key.
6.
The Windows 2000 Setup screen will appear again saying,
“Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices:”
The list will include “Win2000 Promise FastTrak100 controller”.
NOT
E: If you need to specify any additional devices to be
installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are specified,
Continue to step 6.
7.
From the Windows 2000 Setup screen, press the Enter key.
Setup will now load all device files and then continue the
Windows 2000 installation.
2-1-2 Installing Driver in Existing Windows 2000 System
WARNIN
G: If you will be moving the boot drive containing the
existing Windows 2000 operating system to the FastTrak100
card, the Ultra100 driver MUST be loaded on to this hard drive
while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller. Do
not attach this drive or any other hard drive to the FastTrak100
controller card before completing this step.
After installing the
FastTrak100 card and rebooting your system, Windows 2000
setup will show a “New Hardware Found” dialog box.
1.
In the dialog box, choose “Driver from disk provided by
hardware manufacturer” button.
2.
In the A: drive, insert the FastTrak100 driver diskette.
3.
Type “A:\WIN2000” in the text box. Press “Enter”.
4.
Choose “Win2000 Promise FastTrak100 IDE Controller” from
the list that appears on screen, and then press the “Enter” key.
5.
The Windows 2000 Setup screen will appear again saying,
“Setup will load support for the following mass storage
devices –
Win2000 Promise FastTrak100 IDE controller”. The
FastTrak100 driver will now be copied on to the system and
entered into the Windows 2000 driver database.
6.
When the “System Settings Change” dialog box appears,
remove the floppy diskette and click on “Yes” to restart the
system. Windows 2000 will then restart for the driver installation
to take effect.
7.
Power off your system, then attach your hard drive to the
FastTrak100 controller.
Confirming Windows 2000 Installation
1.
From Windows 2000, open the Control Panel from “My
