FASTTRAK S150 SX4-M QUICK START GUIDE Version 1.3 © 2004 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
FastTrak S150 SX4-M Quick Start Guide FastTrak Installation Task List Step 1: Unpack your FastTrak, below Step 2: Install the FastTrak Card, page 3 Step 3: Install the Disk Drives, page 4 Step 4: Create Your Disk Array, page 6 Step 5: Install Software Drivers, page 8 Step 1: Unpack your FastTrak When you receive the FastTrak S150 SX4-M card, the package should contain the items listed below: • FastTrak S150 SX4-M RAID Controller Card • 64 MB SDRAM DIMM Memory Card • Quick Start Guide • FastTrak dri
Step 2: Install the FastTrak Card Important In place of the 64 MB SDRAM DIMM included with the FastTrak card, you can install a SDRAM DIMM of up to 256 MB for additional capacity and performance. See Appendix A in the User Manual. Notes The FastTrak S150 SX4-M Controller card is a PCI Plug-n-Play (PnP) device. No changes are necessary in the motherboard CMOS/BIOS Setup for resources or drive types in most applications.
FastTrak S150 SX4-M Quick Start Guide 3. Install the FastTrak card into the open slot (above). 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 card (see Figures 2 and 3, below). Make sure that pin 1 on the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the cable. 5. Fasten the FastTrak card bracket to the system case (see below).
Step 3: Install the Disk Drives 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). If you are planning a RAID 5 array, use three or four new drives. 1.
FastTrak S150 SX4-M Quick Start Guide Step 4: Create Your Disk Array Important Even if you plan to use the Promise Array Management Utility to manage your array, you must still create your first array using the FastBuild Utility, as described here. 1. Boot your system. If this is the first time you have booted with the FastTrak card and drives installed, the Promise onboard BIOS will display the following screen.. F a s t T r a kS 1 5 0S X 4 M( t m )B I O SV e r s i o n1 . 1 0 .
Step 4: Create Your Disk Array 3. Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to display, the Define Array Menu appears (below). FastBuild Array Utility 2.xx (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. [ Define Array Menu ] Array No RAID Level Total Drv Capacity (MB) Status Array 1 Array 2 Array 3 Array 4 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ----------------- [ Keys Available ] Note: * --Bootable Array [ ] Up [ ] Down [ESC] Exit 4.
FastTrak S150 SX4-M Quick Start Guide 7. Press the arrow keys to move to Disk Assignments. Press the spacebar to toggle between N and Y for each available drive. Assign the appropriate number of disk drives to your array. Refer to the chart below: Level Number of Drives RAID 0 2, 3 or 4 RAID 1 2 only RAID 0+1 4 only RAID 5 3 or 4 JBOD 1, 2, 3 or 4 A disk drive that is not assigned to an array will automatically function as a Hot Spare Drive. 8. Press Ctrl-Y to save your array configuration.
