Promise Technology FastTRAK66, User Manual

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APPENDIX
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Frequently Asked Questions
This section lists frequently asked questions involving pre-installation, drive is-
sues, installation, and post-installation.
Pre-Installation (Speed, Device T ypes, Capacity , Cabling)
Q: What kind of hard drives can I use for a FastTrak66 array?
A: You can use any IDE/EIDE hard drive(s) to create arrays on the
FastTrak66. You should use matching drives for multiple-drive arrays to
maximize capacity usage as well as performance. Ultra
ATA/66 drives
are recommended for highest performance.
Q: Will APM (Advanced Power Management) work with HDDs on
the FastTrak/66?
A: APM will not work with HDDs on the FastTrak/66. This is because the
system sees the card as a SCSI card.
Q: Can I use ATAPI devices on the FastT rak66 controller?
A: No. There is no driver layer on the FastTrak66 controller which will
support ATAPI packet messages.
Q: Will the FastTrak/66 work with a 37Mhz or 41Mhz PCI bus speed?
A: The current PCI 2.1 specification is for a 33Mhz PCI bus speed. The
FastTrak/66 is designed around the specification. In most cases, a
higher PCI bus speed will result in a variety of different errors. While
some people have been able to get these higher speeds to work, since
it is out of specification we cannot support it.
Q: How can I change the resources that the FastT rak uses?
A: The FastT rak/66 is fully PnP . This means all the resources that it uses
are given to it by the PnP BIOS on the motherboard. The FastTrak/66
does support IRQ sharing, but this will not work unless ALL the
concerned devices support the feature. If your motherboard allows you
to control the assignment of these resources, you may be able to
remedy the problem by “playing around” with them.
You can also try
resetting the configuration data in your CMOS. This is usually an
option in the PnP section of your CMOS. Otherwise, the only way you
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