FastTrak SX4000 Lite Quick Start Guide Version 3.
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Quick Start Guide Step 1: Unpack Your FastTrak Card When you receive the FastTrak SX4000 Lite, the package should contain the items listed below: • • • • FastTrak SX4000 Lite Controller Card • • Two Y-cable power splitters Quick Start Guide FastTrak SX4000 Lite driver diskette Four Internal 18 inch (46 cm) Ultra ATA, 80-wire/40-pin hard drive cables CD with Drivers, Promise Array Management (PAM) utility, PAM User Manual and FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual If any of the items are
FastTrak SX4000 Lite Step 2: Memory Module Test The FastTrak SX4000 Lite RAID Controller card ships without a Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) for Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM). A DIMM of 64 MB to 256 MB capacity must be installed in order for the FastTrak Card to function. The DIMM you select must pass a test prepared by Promise Technology to verify that your DIMM is fully compatible with the FastTrak card.
Quick Start Guide Step 3: Install the FastTrak Card The FastTrak RAID Controller card fits into any available: • • 33-MHz, 32-bit PCI slot (must be PCI 2.2 compliant) 1. Remove the cover of your system. 2. Remove the inside slot cover of an available 33-MHz, 32-bit PCI slot on the motherboard. 3. Install the FastTrak card into the open slot (see Figure 1 below). Secure the bracket to the system’s frame. 4.
FastTrak SX4000 Lite Step 4: Install the Hard Drives Important If you wish to include your current bootable Serial ATA drive using the Windows XP operating system as part of a bootable Mirrored (RAID 1) array on your FastTrak card, do NOT connect the hard drive to the FastTrak yet. You MUST install the Windows XP driver software first onto this drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller. The FastTrak SX4000 Lite RAID Controller card supports only (Parallel) ATA hard drives.
Quick Start Guide Ch1 Ch2 Ch3 1 1 1 1 Ch4 Buzzer LED Pins SX4000 Lite FastTRAK Cache Memory Socket Figure 2. 4. FastTrak SX4000 Lite card. J 1 SDRAM DIMM (Not included. See Step 2) Attach the Y-cable power splitters to each of the hard drives.
FastTrak SX4000 Lite Step 5: Create Your Disk Array 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 the FastTrak S150 SX4 / SX4000 / SX4000 Lite User Manual. 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.
Quick Start Guide FastBuild Array Utility 2.xx (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. [ Define Array Menu ] Array No Array Array Array Array RAID Level Total Drv Capacity (MB) ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- 1 2 3 4 Status ----------------- [ Keys Available ] Note: * --Bootable Array [ ] Up [ ] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select [Space] Change Boot Drive 4. Press the arrow keys to highlight an array number you wish to define and press Enter to select it.
FastTrak SX4000 Lite 6. Press the arrow keys to move to the next option. Option choices depend on the RAID Level you selected. • • • Initialize Array, zero the disk drives. RAID 5 only. Stripe Block Size, the default 64KB is best for most applications. Gigabyte Boundary, allows use of slightly smaller replacement drives. 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.
Quick Start Guide Step 6: Install Software Drivers Drivers for the Windows operating systems are included on the software CD and driver diskette that came with your FastTrak SX4000 Lite Controller. Please download the latest drivers from the Promise website at www.promise.com. Windows systems usually recognize the FastTrak Controller, prompt you for the CD or diskette and perform the driver installation automatically.
