User`s manual

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Using FastBuild™ Configuration Utility
The FastBuild
TM
Configuration Utility offers several menu choices to create and manage the drive array on
the Promise MBFastTrak133 Lite. For purposes of this manual, it is assumed you have already created an
array in the previous chapter and now wish to make a change to the array or view other options.
Viewing MBFastTrak133 Lite BIOS Screen
When you boot your system with the MBFastTrak133 Lite and drives installed, the Promise onboard BIOS
will detect the drives attached and show the following screen.
MBFastTrak133 Lite (tm) BIOS Version 2.00.0.XX
(c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Scanning IDE drives . . . . .
If an array exists already, the BIOS will display the following screen showing the BIOS version and status of
the array.
MBFastTrak133 Lite (tm) BIOS Version 2.00.0.xx
(c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ID MODE SIZE TRACK-MAPPING STATUS
1 * 2+0 Stripe 16126M 611/128/32 Functional
Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility....
The array status consists of three possible conditions: Functional, Critical, Offline.
Functional
- The array is operational.
Critical
- A mirrored array contains a drive that has failed or disconnected. The remaining drive member in
the array is functional. However, the array has temporarily lost its ability to provide fault tolerance. The user
should identify the failed drive through the FastBuild

Setup utility, and then replace the problem drive.
Offline
- A striped array has 1 drive that has failed or been disconnected. When the array condition is
“offline,” the user must replace the failed drive(s), then restore data from a backup source.