Promise Technology FastTRAK66, User Manual

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Chapter 3
Hardware Installation
Install the FastT rak66 Card
Insert and secure the FastTrak66 card into a PCI Bus Master slot. There are no
hardware configurable jumpers or settings to change due to the adapter’s Plug-n-
play (PnP) features.
The FastTrak66 system resources including port address, interrupt, and BIOS
address are
automatically determined by the system PnP BIOS.
To customize IRQ settings, enter the Mainboard BIOS’s Advanced PCI setup and
follow the manufacturer’s procedures. When the system is limited by IRQ resources,
the FastTrak66 card can be set for the same IRQ as other PCI cards that support PCI
interrupt sharing.
Set IDE Drive Jumper Settings
Drives must be Ultra ATA/66, Ultra ATA/33, EIDE and/or Fast ATA-2 compatible to
operate with the FastTrak66 RAID Adapter. For optimal performance, install all
identical drives of the same model and capacity. The drives’ matched performance
allows the array to function better as a single drive.
Refer to the drive manufacturer documentation for proper Master / Slave settings.
Note that sometimes the Master drive with no slave attached is called “Single.” The
master slave setting differentiates two drives chained on the same connector.
Attaching Drives to Connectors
Attach drives with the supplied 18” 80-wire/40-pin Ultra ATA/66 cables. Only these
cables will support data transfers up to 66MB/sec and must be used with Ultra
ATA/66 drives. Use all available connectors before chaining a slave drive. This is
recommended for better performance since data can be processed in parallel.
For maximum IDE Fault tolerance, each mirrored pair should be installed on separate
IDE connectors. Drives Attachment Order By Connector
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