Supero SUPER 370DDE, User Manual

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Chapter 5: The FastTrak 100 RIAD Card (370DDE)
Q: Do I have to install disk management software on my array in
order to access the full storage capacity of drives?
A: No! Disk management software would only complicate things. The
array should be fully addressable by your O/S as it is. Remember that
some operating systems have varying limits on the sizes of partitions
and logical drives that can be defined. Consult your O/S documenta-
tion about partitioning larger drives.
Q: What system BIOS CMOS settings do I use for the drives on the
FastTrak100 controller?
A: None. The drives on the FastTrak100 controller are supported by the
FastTrak100 BIOS and/or an O/S drivers, not by your system BIOS.
Q: How do I partition/format my FastTrak100 RAID array?
A: The FastTrak100 “fools” the system into thinking that it’s dealing with
a single HDD. Therefore, anything that you can do to a single HDD can
also be done to a FastTrak100 array. You can, and should, use the
FDISK and FORMAT utilities to partition/format the array. You can
partition the array however you see fit. You can format the array with
whatever file system you wish.
Installation Issues
(Capacity, Booting)
Q: Why are some drives recognized by the FastTrak100 Array
Setup utilities with only partial capacity?
A: Some hard drive models are shipped with a jumper that reduces the
addressable capacity of the drive to prevent problems with older
systems which won’t support larger drives. Consult the documentation
accompanying the hard drive to set the jumper appropriately in order
to utilize the full capacity of the drive.