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Chapter 5: FastTrak 100 RAID Controller
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 addres-
sable 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.
Q:
How can I change the system boot sequence in order to boot from
the FastTrak100 array?
A:
The boot sequence is controlled by the system BIOS. As far as the system BIOS
is concerned, the FastTrak100 controller and defined arrays are categorized as a
“SCSI” device (even though the BIOS will not attempt to access the FastTrak100 as
any type of SCSI device). This allows you to set the boot sequence in your BIOS CMOS
setup utility to boot from “SCSI” (an add-in controller like the FastTrak100) first, rather
than “IDE” (an IDE controller built onto the motherboard or one which effectively
replaces it). If there are multiple SCSI add-in controllers in the system, then the boot
sequence among them will be determined exclusively by their PCI slot priority. PCI slot
#1 will be first, slot #2 second, etc. Put the FastTrak100 controller in the PCI slot where
it will be accessed ahead of other SCSI controllers if you want to boot from the array.
Q:
How can I change the boot sequence between a PCI SCSI card and the
FastTrak100 RAID array?
A:
Since all PCI devices are all PnP, it is difficult to determine which device is
addressed first. Some newer motherboard BIOSes may use advanced options that
identify devices and allow you to select which device will be assigned resources first.
Otherwise you may have to physically switch the device cards on the PCI slots so
that the boot device is in the highest priority slot number (see previous question). If
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