HP XW6000, XW4100 User Manual
FASTTRAK S150 TX4
QUICK START GUIDE
Version 1.2
FastTrak S150 TX4
Copyright
© 2003 Promise Technology, Inc. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the expressed, written permission of Promise Technology.
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Important Data Protection Information
You should back up all data before installing any drive controller or storage peripheral. Promise Technology is not responsible for any loss of data resulting from the use, disuse or misuse of this or any other Promise Technology product.
Notice
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Contents |
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Step 1: Unpack Your FastTrak Card ................................................................... |
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Step 2: Install the FastTrak Card......................................................................... |
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Step 3: Install the Hard Drives............................................................................. |
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Step 4: Create Your Disk Array ........................................................................... |
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Creating a Performance Array .............................................................. |
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Creating a Security Array with New Drives ........................................... |
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Creating a Security Array with an Existing Data Drive ........................ |
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Creating a Security Array with Quick Initialization............................... |
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Step 5: Install Software Drivers ......................................................................... |
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Quick Start Guide
Step 1: Unpack Your FastTrak Card
When you receive the FastTrak S150 TX4 card, the package should contain the items listed below:
•FastTrak S150 TX4 RAID Controller Card
•Quick Start Guide
•FastTrak S150 TX4 driver diskette
•Four internal 4-wire Serial ATA hard drive data cables
•One Y power splitter cable
•CD with Drivers, Promise Array Management (PAM) utility, PAM User Manual and FastTrak S150 TX4 User Manual
If ANY of the contents are missing or appear to be damaged, please contact your dealer or distributor immediately.
Warning
Before installing the adapter into an existing system, backup any important or useful data. Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss.
Warning
The FastTrak S150 TX4 Ultra ATA/Serial ATA RAID Controller card, like other parts of your system, is subject to damage by static electricity. Be sure that you’re properly grounded (Promise recommends that you wear an anti-static strap or touch a grounded object) and that you unplug your system before installing FastTrak.
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FastTrak S150 TX4
Step 2: Install the FastTrak Card
The FastTrak TX4 Serial ATA RAID card fits into any available PCI slot on your PC’s motherboard (see Figure 1, below):
•32-bit PCI slot (must be PCI 2.2 or 2.3 compliant)
•The 32-bit portion of a 64-bit PCI slot
1.Remove the cover of your system.
2.Remove the inside slot cover of an available 32-bit PCI slot on the motherboard.
3.Install the FastTrak Serial ATA RAID card into the open slot (see Figure 1 below). Secure the bracket to the system’s frame.
4.Attach your system case’s 2- or 4-pin LED cable to the LED connector on the FastTrak S150 TX4 RAID card (see Figure 2, on page 6). Make sure that pin 1 on the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the cable.
5.Fasten the controller card bracket to the system case (see below).
Figure 1. Insert the FastTrak card into an open PCI slot
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Quick Start Guide
Step 3: Install the Hard Drives
Important
If you wish to include your current bootable Serial ATA drive using the Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP operating system as part of a bootable Mirrored (RAID 1) array on your FastTrak Serial ATA RAID card, do NOT connect the hard drive to the FastTrak yet.
You MUST install the Windows NT4, 2000, or XP driver software first onto this drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller.
The FastTrak Serial ATA RAID card supports up to two Serial ATA hard drives and up to two Ultra ATA/133 drives. For optimal performance, install two identical Serial ATA drives and two identical Ultra ATA drives of the same model and capacity. The drives’ matched performance allows the array to function better as a single drive.
If you are striping (RAID 0) for performance, use up to four new drives. If mirroring (RAID 1) for protection, you can use two new drives OR use an existing drive and a new drive (the new drive must be the same size or larger than the existing drive).
1.Install the hard drives into the hard drive bays of your system, including the power cables.
Caution
Use of removable hard drive enclosures other than Promise Technology’s SuperSwap is not supported and may result in performance loss or other undesired results.
2.Attach one Serial ATA data cable to each Serial ATA hard drive. Then attach the other ends of the cables to the connectors on the FastTrak TX4 RAID card.
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