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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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Promise, and the Promise logo are registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office.

All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.

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

Although Promise Technology has attempted to ensure the accuracy of the
content of this manual, it is possible that this document may contain technical
inaccuracies, typographical, or other errors. Promise Technology assumes no
liability for any error in this publication, and for damages, whether direct, indirect,
incidental, consequential or otherwise, that may result from such error, including,
but not limited to loss of data or profits.

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kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to implied warranties of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

The published information in the manual is subject to change without notice.
Promise Technology reserves the right to make changes in the product design,
layout, and driver revisions without notification to its users.

Contents

Step 1: Unpack Your FastTrak Card ...................................................................3

Step 2: Install the FastTrak Card......................................................................... 4

Step 3: Install the Hard Drives............................................................................. 5

Step 4: Create Your Disk Array........................................................................... 7

Creating a Performance Array .............................................................. 8

Creating a Security Array with New Drives ...........................................9

Creating a Security Array with an Existing Data Drive ........................ 10

Creating a Security Array with Quick Initialization............................... 12

Step 5: Install Software Drivers ......................................................................... 13

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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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