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FastTrak S150 TX2plus User Manual
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FastTrak S150 TX2plus bootable BIOS supports individual drives larger than
137 GB. With FAT32 and NTFS partitioning, the array can be addressed as one
large single volume.
Caution
With some models of hard drives, if the Master hard drive fails, it
may cause the Slave hard drive to be unrecognized by the
computer's operating system. Where a RAID 1 (Mirroring) array
exists on the Master/Slave pair, this condition may cause the
operating system to freeze.
Do NOT create a RAID 1 (Mirroring) array with two Parallel ATA
hard drives using the Master/Slave arrangement on Channel 3
(the Parallel ATA port).
You can create a RAID 1 (Mirroring) array by combining hard
drives on:
• Channels 1 and 2 (Serial ATA only)
•
Channels 1 and 3 (one Serial, one Parallel)
• Channels 2 and 3 (one Serial, one Parallel)
Promise Array Management Utility (PAM)
The Promise Array Management (PAM) utility offers local and remote
management and monitoring of all FastTrak arrays that exist anywhere on a
network. Windows-based GUI provides email notification of all major
events/alarms, memory cache management, logging for NT/2000 servers, array
maintenance, rebuild, and access to all components in array (server, controller,
data channels, individual drives, and enclosure). For information on using PAM,
refer to the PAM User Manual, which is included on the CD that came with your
FastTrak S150 TX2plus. Or download it from the Promise website.