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Step 3: Install the Disk Drives
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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. Install the hard drives into the hard drive bays of your system.
2. Attach one Serial ATA data cable to each hard drive. Then attach the other
ends of the cables to the connectors on the FastTrak card (below).
3. Attach the Y-cable power splitters to each of the hard drives.
You will now use the onboard FastBuild BIOS utility to create your first array
using the attached drives. For an explanation of the array options, see Chapter 3
of this manual.
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.
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