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FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual Version 3.7

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 4 Warning Before installing the adapter into an existing system, backup any important or usef

Chapter 2: Installation 5 Memory Module Test The FastTrak S150 SX4, SX4000 and SX4000 Lite RAID Controller cards ship without a Dual Inline Memory

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 6 Installing the FastTrak Card The FastTrak RAID Controller card fits into any available: •

Chapter 2: Installation 7 Installing the Hard Drives Important If you wish to include your current bootable Serial ATA drive using the Windows XP

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 8 SX4J1FastTrak 150 Figure 2. FastTrak S150 SX4 card. SX4000FastTRAK111 1J1 Figure 3. Fas

Chapter 2: Installation 9 You will now use the onboard FastBuild BIOS utility to create your first array using the attached drives. For an explanat

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 10 FastBuild Array Utility 2.xx (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc.[ Define Array Menu ][ Ke

Chapter 2: Installation 11 6. Press the arrow keys to move to the next option. Option choices depend on the RAID Level you selected. • Initialize

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13 Chapter 3: FastBuild™ Utility This chapter contains a Setup Task Quick Reference that is a checklist of tasks needed to initialize your FastTrak

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual ii Copyright © 2003, Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Copyright by Promise Technol

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 14 Entering the FastBuild utility When the system boots, you will see the Promise FastTrak BIOS

Chapter 3: FastBuild™ Utility 15 FastTrak BIOS Reference When the FastTrak BIOS loads during bootup, it displays pertinent information about the RA

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 16 Status Shows one of three possible array status conditions: Functional The array is fully op

Chapter 3: FastBuild™ Utility 17 Main Menu FastBuild Array Utility 2.xx (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc.[ Main Menu ]View Drive Assignments .

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 18 View Drive Assignments Press 1 on the Main Menu screen, to see the View Drive Assignments sc

Chapter 3: FastBuild™ Utility 19 Define Array Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to display, the Define Array Menu (see below). This screen displays

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 20 Define Array Definition Menu Selecting an Array from the Define Array Menu brings up the Def

Chapter 3: FastBuild™ Utility 21 Gigabyte Boundary The Gigabyte Boundary feature is designed for fault tolerant arrays (RAID 1, 0+1 and 5) in which

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 22 Creating a RAID 0 Array In the Define Array Definition Menu section (see Figure 8), press th

Chapter 3: FastBuild™ Utility 23 Creating a RAID 1 Array In the Define Array Definition Menu section, press the Spacebar to cycle through array typ

iii Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursua

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 24 Creating a RAID 0+1 Array You must assign four drives to an array before this feature become

Chapter 3: FastBuild™ Utility 25 Creating a RAID 5 Array In the Define Array Definition Menu section, press the Spacebar to cycle through array typ

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 26 Hot Spare Drives Any extra drive that is not assigned to an array will be recognized as a Sp

Chapter 3: FastBuild™ Utility 27 Setting a Disk Array as Bootable You may select which defined array will be used as the bootable array from the D

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 28 Disk Array Recognition Order During computer startup, the disk arrays on the FastTrak Contro

Chapter 3: FastBuild™ Utility 29 Delete Array Press 3 on the Main Menu screen to display the Delete Array Menu (below). FastBuild Array Utility 2.x

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 30 Controller Configuration Press 4 on the Main Menu screen to display the Controller Configura

31 Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers Following are driver installation procedures for the FastTrak S150 SX4 and SX4000 / SX4000 Lite RAID Con

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 32 Windows Server 2003 Install Driver During New OS Installation 1. Start the installation: B

Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers 33 Install Driver in an Existing System Important If you plan to move the boot drive containing the existin

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FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 34 Windows XP Install Driver During New OS Installation 1. Start the installation: Boot from

Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers 35 Install Driver in an Existing System Important If you plan to move the boot drive containing the existin

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 36 Windows 2000 Install Driver During New OS Installation 1. Start the installation: Boot fro

Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers 37 Install Driver in an Existing System Important If you plan to move the boot drive containing the existin

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 38 Red Hat Linux 8.0, 9.0 Install Driver During New OS Installation 1. Start the RedHat Linux

Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers 39 SuSE Linux 8.1, 8.2 Install Driver During New OS Installation: Single Processor Computer 1. Insert the i

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 40 Promise RAID Utility for Linux To install the utility, type the following commands: mount /d

41 Chapter 5: Disk Array Concepts About FastTrak S150 SX4 and SX4000 / SX4000 Lite FastTrak S150 SX4 and SX4000 / SX4000 Lite are high performance

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 42 Disk Array Terms Disk Array Description A disk array is formed from a group of two or more d

Chapter 5: Disk Array Concepts 43 RAID Level Performance Fault Tolerance Capacity No. of Drives RAID 0 (Striping) Highest No No. Drives x Smalles

v Contents Chapter 1: Introduction... 1 FastTrak S150

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 44 Mirroring (RAID 1) Writes duplicate data on to a pair of drives while reads are performed in

Chapter 5: Disk Array Concepts 45 Striping / Mirroring (RAID 0+1) A combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays. It can increase performance by reading

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 46 About Dual Data Redundancy One unique (though rarely occurring) feature of RAID 0+1 is dual

Chapter 5: Disk Array Concepts 47 Block and Parity Striping (RAID 5) RAID 5 calculates parity in order to achieve redundancy rather than writing a

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 48 JBOD - Single Drive An alternative to RAID, Just a Bunch of Disks (JBOD) capacity is equal t

49 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting & Tips This section is used to assist with troubleshooting conflicts and FastTrak S150 SX4 or SX4000 / SX4000 Lit

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 50 Miscellaneous problems such as: • FastTrak S150 SX4 BIOS does not appear during boot • Fas

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting & Tips 51 Drive-Related Errors Critical Array Status Error Reported during Boot If a critical status error message a

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 52 Unable to Partition or Format Array There are two possible causes: • The FastTrak Controlle

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting & Tips 53 To remove the Reserve Sector, follow these steps: 1. During boot up, press Ctrl-F to enter the FastBuild

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FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 54 Operating System-Related Issues Different drive lettering under Windows NT This may happen w

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting & Tips 55 Performance Tips Here are some tips that may optimize performance in a RAID 0 striped array. If you are us

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57 Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions This section lists frequently asked questions involving pre-installation, drive issues, installation, and

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 58 Q: How do the FastTrak S150 SX4 and SX4000 / SX4000 Lite RAID Controllers provide storage a

Appendix A: FAQs 59 RAID 5 (Block and Parity Striping) For capacity – The FastTrak RAID 5 array is the smallest drive size multiplied by the numb

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 60 Drive Issues Q: Can I add a drive to a FastTrak S150 SX4 or SX4000 / SX4000 Lite array via

Appendix A: FAQs 61 Q: Do I have to install disk management software on my array in order to access the full storage capacity of drives? A: No! D

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 62 Installation Issues (Capacity, Booting) Q: Why are some drives recognized by the FastTrak

63 Appendix B: Technical Support Promise Technical Support provides several support options for Promise users to access information and updates. We

1 Chapter 1: Introduction FastTrak S150 SX4 and SX4000 / SX4000 Lite FastTrak S150 SX4 and SX4000 / SX4000 Lite are RAID controllers and a software

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 64 Pacific Rim Sales Office E-mail Support [email protected] Fax Technical Support +88

Appendix B: Technical Support 65 Limited Warranty Promise Technology, Inc. (“Promise”) warrants that for Three (3) years from the time of the deliv

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 66 No other document, statement or representation may be relied on to vary the terms of this li

Appendix B: Technical Support 67 Returning Product for Repair If you suspect a product is not working properly, or if you have any questions about

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69 Appendix C: Features and Specifications Disk Array Features Supported RAID Levels: • RAID 0 – striping for performance • RAID 1 – disk mirrori

FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 70 Hardware Features 32-bit / 66MHz6 PCI interface compliant to PCI Rev 2.2 PCI bus mastering D

Appendix C: Features and Specifications 71 Physical & Environmental Size 9.84 x 3.82 inches (25.0 x 9.7 cm) Operating temperature: 32° to 122°F

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FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual 2 Promise Array Management Utility (PAM) The Promise Array Management (PAM) utility offers loca

3 Chapter 2: Installation S150 SX4 When you receive the FastTrak S150 Series card, the package should contain the items listed below: • FastTrak S