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Advanced Hardware Design
Features Benefits
Supports data striping (RAID 0), mirroring
(RAID 1), and striping/mirroring combination
(RAID 0+1) Provides dramatic increase in drive
performance and/or fault tolerant options.
Offers performance customization and data
rebuilds from the BIOS menu.
Supports Ultra DMA 5/4/3/2/1/0,
DMA 2/1/0 Burst data transfer rates up to 100MB/sec from
Ultra ATA/100 drives to boost overall system
performance.
PCI Plug-n-Play, PCI Interrupt sharing and
coexists with mainboard IDE controllers
Easy to install; support four ATA drives on the
FastTrak100 while still supporting 4 devices on
motherboard ATA controller.
Supports concurrent dual IDE controller
operation Drive workload is distributed in parallel
between members of the array.
Supports IDE bus master operation Allows multiasking during disk transfers which
increase CPU efficiency. The CPU is free to
process tasks during IDE data transfers through
the PCI Bus to/from system memory.
Utilizes FastBuild TM automenu from the
FastTrak100 onboard BIOS
Offers pre-set application specific settings
which can be optimized for Desktop, Server, or
A/V Editing. Has "Auto Setup" option for quick
and easy array builds.
Displays status and error checking messages
during bootup Notifies user of possible errors and allows for
recovery of mirrored drive arrays directly from
FastBuild
TM
.
Employs the latest Promise PCI
Ultra ATA/100 ASIC technology. Fully supports Ultra ATA/100 specifications
with 100 MB/sec timing and CRC error-
checking at high speeds.
Mirroring supports automatic background
rebuilds Fault tolerance can be restored automatically
without rebooting
Keys Features and Benefits
The following information offers an overview of the major features of your new
Promise FastTrak100. It is divided into two areas: Advanced Hardware Design and
Compatibility.
Compatibility
Features Benefits
Complies with PCI v2.1 Local Bus standard Provides highest level of hardware
compatibility.
Compliant with PCI IDE Bus Master standard.
PCI IDE Bus Master support for Windows
98/95, Windows NT 3.5x, 4.0 Provides 32-bit I/O, IDE Bus Master, and Ultra
ATA performance for optimal system
performance.
Tested compatiblity to coexist with Mainboards
that have integrated IDE controllers Improves system performance of new and
existing installations including mainboards with
Intel chipsets.
Compatible with Ultra ATA/100, Ultra
ATA/66, Ultra ATA/33, EIDE and Fast ATA-2
drives supporting multi-word DMA Works with newest and current IDE drive
specifications. Promise engineers experienced
with IDE devices perform verification testing
with major drive manufacturers and
development partners.
Features LBA and Extended Interrupt13 drive
translation in controller onboard BIOS Breaks capacity barriers for support of drives
greater than 8.4GB in capacity. Offers flexible
storage options for space demanding
applications.