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Quick Start Guide 

 

 

Step 4: Create Your Disk Array 

You will now use the onboard FastBuild™ BIOS utility to create your array using 
the attached drives. There are three different scenarios in creating this array. 
You can create an array for:  

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Performance  

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Security, using new hard drives (recommended) 

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Security, using an existing hard drive and a new one 

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Security, with Quick Initialization 

The first three steps are the same for all three choices. After that, follow the 
steps for the array you want to create.  

1.  Boot your system. If this is the first time you have booted with the FastTrak 

S150 TX4 card and drives installed, the Promise onboard BIOS will display 
the following screen. 

 

FastTrak S150 TXx (tm) BIOS Version 1.aa (Build xxxx) 
(c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved 
 
No array defined . . . 
 
Press <Ctrl-F> to ender FastBuild (tm) Utility 
Or press <ESC> key to continue booting the system 

 

2.  Press the Ctrl-F keys to display the FastBuild Utility Main Menu. 

3.  Press “1” to display the Auto Setup Menu below. This is the fastest and 

easiest method to creating your first array.  

Summary of Contents for FASTTRAK S150 TX4

Page 1: ...FASTTRAK S150TX4 QUICK START GUIDE Version 1 2...

Page 2: ...ical or other errors Promise Technology assumes no liability for any error in this publication and for damages whether direct indirect incidental consequential or otherwise that may result from such e...

Page 3: ...r Manual If ANY of the contents are missing or appear to be damaged please contact your dealer or distributor immediately Warning Before installing the adapter into an existing system backup any impor...

Page 4: ...e slot cover of an available 32 bit PCI slot on the motherboard 3 Install the FastTrak Serial ATA RAID card into the open slot see Figure 1 below Secure the bracket to the system s frame 4 Attach your...

Page 5: ...l Serial ATA drives and two identical Ultra ATA drives of the same model and capacity The drives matched performance allows the array to function better as a single drive If you are striping RAID 0 fo...

Page 6: ...cable power splitters to the Serial ATA hard drives Note The FastTrak S150 TX4 RAID controller is a PCI Plug n Play PnP device No changes are necessary in the Motherboard CMOS Setup for resources or d...

Page 7: ...es After that follow the steps for the array you want to create 1 Boot your system If this is the first time you have booted with the FastTrak S150 TX4 card and drives installed the Promise onboard BI...

Page 8: ...ables you to create striped or mirrored arrays with 1 2 3 or 4 drives To create an array for best performance follow these steps 1 Press the Spacebar to choose Performance under the Optimize Array for...

Page 9: ...ar to choose Security under the Optimize Array for section 2 Press Ctrl Y to Save your selection 3 The window below will appear Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another or do quick initi...

Page 10: ...Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system as part of a bootable Mirrored RAID 1 array on your FastTrak S150 TX4 do NOT connect the hard drive to the FastTrak yet You MUST install the Windows NT4 200...

Page 11: ...election and start duplication The following progress screen will appear Start to duplicate the image Do you want to continue Yes No Y Continue N Abort 6 Select Y to continue If you choose N you will...

Page 12: ...ed Gigabyte Boundary will automatically be set to ON For a description of this feature see page 23 of the User Manual on the software CD To create an array for data protection using new hard drives fo...

Page 13: ...mal FDISK and format procedures as if you had just installed a new hard drive 7 Once the arrayed drives have been formatted proceed to Chapter 4 of the User Manual on the software CD to install your o...

Page 14: ...nize the FastTrak Controller prompt you for the CD or diskette and perform the driver installation automatically If you are installing the FastTrak Controller at the same time as your operating system...

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