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Frequently Asked Questions
This section lists frequently asked questions involving pre-installation, drive issues,
installation, and post-installation.
PRE-INSTALLATION
(Speed, Device Types, Capacity, Cabling)
Q: What kind of hard drives can I use for a FastTrak100-Lite array?
A: You
can
use any IDE/EIDE hard drive(s) to create arrays on the
FastTrak100-Lite. You
should
use matching drives for multiple-drive
arrays to maximize capacity usage as well as performance. Ultra
ATA/100 drives are recommended for highest performance.
Q: Will APM (Advanced Power Management) work with HDDs on the
FastTrak100-Lite?
A: APM will not work with HDDs on the FastTrak100-Lite. This is
because the system sees the card as a SCSI card.
Q: Can I use ATAPI devices on the FastTrak100-Lite controller?
A: No. There is no driver layer on the FastTrak100-Lite controller which
will support ATAPI packet messages.
Q: Will the FastTrak100 Lite work with a 37Mhz or 41Mhz PCI bus
speed?
A: The current PCI 2.1 specification is for a 33Mhz PCI bus speed. The
FastTrak100-Lite 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 FastTrak uses?